Society

How people group together, organise their rules and systems are all part of what create a society. In this section articles examine the nature of society how it interacts with other themes of culture, power, etc. and how societies have developed and changed over time. The structures of the ancient world are explored as are the complex feudal systems and the varied societies of Empire and modernity.

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  • South Asian British History 1800-1900

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    In this podcast Dr Sumita Mukherjee discusses 19th century South Asian British History.

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  • England's Immigrants 1330-1550

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    In this podcast Professor Ormrod explores the extensive archival evidence about the names, origins, occupations and households of a significant number of foreigners who chose to make their lives and livelihoods in England in the era of the Hundred Years War, the Black Death and the Wars of the Roses.

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  • The Catholic British Community 1800-present.

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    In this podcast Michael Hodgetts examines the development of the British Catholic Community from 1800 to the present day.

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  • Britain's Hindu Communities

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    In this podcast Professor Emerita Eleanor Nesbitt of the University of Warwick discusses the history of Britain's Hindu communities.

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  • The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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    In this podcast Kate Hudson, the General Secretary of CND, looks at the history of CND in the 20th and 21st Century.

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  • Britain's Sikh Communities

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    In this podcast Professor Emerita Eleanor Nesbitt of the of the University of Warwick discusses the history of Britain's Sikh communities.

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  • The British Muslim Community

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    In this podcast Dr Sophie Gilliat-Ray of Cardiff University looks at the growth and development of the British Muslim Community.

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  • Impact of the Cold War on British and US Families.

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    In this podcast Dr Matthew Grant of Teeside University examines the effect of the Cold War on ordinary people in the US and UK.

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  • Impact of the Cold War on the ordinary Russian Family

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    In this podcast Dr Elena Hore of the University of Essex talks about her experience growing up in Moscow in the 1950s and 60s.

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  • Modern British Jewish History

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    In this podcast Paula Kitching looks at the history of the British Jewish Community from 1800.

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  • British LGBTQ+ Community: Changes over the last 200 years

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    In this podcast Professor Sally R Munt looks at how the lives of individuals within the LGBTQ+ community have changed over the last 200 years and asks: what accounts for this change?

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  • The British LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement: 1960-present

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    In this podcast Professor Sally R Munt of the University of Sussex discusses The origins and devlopment of the British LGBT Civil Rights Movement.

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  • British LGBTQ+ History: 1914-1960

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    In this podcast Dr Matt Cook of Birkbeck, Univeristy of London examines British LGBTQ+ History from 1914-1960.

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  • British LGBTQ+ History: 1800-1914

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    In this podcast Dr Sean Brady of Birkbeck, University of London looks at British LGBTQ+ History from 1800-1914.

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  • Britain & the Cold War

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    In this podcast Dr Helen Parr of Keele University looks at the effect of the Cold War on Britain and the role Britain played.

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  • How did William I transform England and Wales?

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    In this podcast Professor David Bates examines how William the Conquerer transformed England and Wales.

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  • Life in Ancient Persia

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    Searching for the truth about Persian life from the sources featuring Professor Thomas Harrison of the University of Liverpool.

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  • Ancient British and Irish Pagan Religion

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    In this podcast Professor Ronald Hutton of the University of Bristol looks at Ancient British and Irish Pagan Religion.

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  • South Asian British History 1900-1947

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    In this podcast Dr Sumita Mukherjee examines South Asian British History from 1900 to 1947.

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