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  • Anglo-Saxon women and power

      Historian article
    Elite Anglo-Saxon women played a powerful role in the religious affairs and politics of their day and were important patrons of learning and culture.
    Anglo-Saxon women and power

  • Lucy Hughes-Hallett on telling an HA branch about a book

      Historian article
    Dave Martin interviews the author of Cleopatra: histories, dreams and distortions, winner of the Fawcett Prize and the Emily Toth Award.
    Lucy Hughes-Hallett on telling an HA branch about a book

  • The Russian Revolution 100 years on: a view from below

      Historian article
    Sarah Badcock sheds light on how ordinary Russians responded to the revolutions of 1917 that sought to change their lot and bring them freedom.
    The Russian Revolution 100 years on: a view from below

  • ‘Our March’: art and culture in the Russian Revolution

      Historian article
    Peter Waldron explores the role of art in communicating to the masses the ideas of politics and change in Bolshevik Russia.
    ‘Our March’: art and culture in the Russian Revolution

  • Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation

      Historian article
    The modern gay-rights movement has its origins in a 1960s New York ‘bottle bar’, but as Ben Jerrit explains, drinking establishments have been centres of gay culture and social resistance for centuries. 
    Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation

  • The burial dilemma

      Historian article
    The recent attacks on Karl Marx’s grave in Highgate Cemetery have added impetus to the public debate about how we memorialise the dead and the public and private costs of mourning.
    The burial dilemma

  • The Tudor monarchy in Ireland

      Historian article
    Sean Connolly illustrates how Tudor dreams of a reformed Ireland were not realised – instead tensions between Irish magnates and the English Crown often erupted into violence.
    The Tudor monarchy in Ireland

  • Out and About in Derry/Londonderry

      Historian feature
    Jenni Hyde was out and about in Derry in 2016 and describes how the sights of the city tell the story of a history which is so much more than just the legacy of the Troubles.
    Out and About in Derry/Londonderry

  • Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England

      Historian article
    The study of Anglo-Saxon coins shows the sophistication of tenth- and eleventh-century government and of the economy. But they carried a moral and religious message too.
    Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England

  • Alfred versus the Viking Great Army

      Historian article
    Stunning archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the reign of Alfred the Great and his struggles with the Vikings, revealing the might of the Viking armies and the international connections of his kingdom.
    Alfred versus the Viking Great Army

  • Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967

      Historian article
    Harry Cocks marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with an examination of what has happened since this crucial piece of legislation.
    Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967

  • Paris: 50 Years on from the Great War, 2 August 1964

      Historian article
    Just over 50 years ago, Chris Wrigley, a past President of the Historical Association, while a sixth-former, witnessed a highly significant historic re-enactment in Paris to mark the anniversary of the start of the Great War.
    Paris: 50 Years on from the Great War, 2 August 1964

  • Ending the French Revolution

      Historian article
    Malcolm Crook discusses why it was so difficult to end the most famous revolution of the eighteenth century and why it led to bloodshed and absolutism.
    Ending the French Revolution

  • My Favourite History Place: Lord Street, Southport

      Historian feature
    Trevor James introduces an international dimension to local history, revealing how a future French Emperor interpreted his affection for Southport’s Lord Street into the extensive redesign of Parisian streets.
    My Favourite History Place: Lord Street, Southport

  • The Versailles Peace Settlement

      Classic Pamphlet
    This classic pamphlet takes you through the Paris Peace Conference and the 'German Question', Peacemaking and the Treaty of Versailles, Europe and the German question after Versailles.
    The Versailles Peace Settlement

  • The Scottish Parliament by Robert S. Rait

      Classic Pamphlet
    This short pamphlet by the former Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Robert S. Rait, provides an introduction to the Scottish Parliament from its early origins to the Acts of Union of 1707.
    The Scottish Parliament by Robert S. Rait

  • Film: From Khrushchev to Brezhnev

      Film Series: Power and authority in Russia and the Soviet Union
    In this film Dr Edwin Bacon reflects upon the instability of the Khrushchev era and how Brezhnev positioned himself as the perfect replacement for a Soviet Communist party desperate for stability in the wake of the Cuban missile crisis. Brezhnev would be the first amongst equals looking to move forward...
    Film: From Khrushchev to Brezhnev

  • In conversation with Mineke Schipper

      Historian feature
    Rosalind Crone from The Historian talks to Mineke Schipper about her new book, The Shrinking Goddess, a re-examination of the rise of patriarchy through myths, proverbs, stories, images and understandings of the female body.
    In conversation with Mineke Schipper

  • Update: Space, place and social constructs: the Spatial Turn in history

      Historian feature
    Ryan Hampton explains how ‘things’ and people combine to make space an important consideration in human history. Focusing on the German Peasants’ War of 1524-26, he examines how advances in our understanding of space might affect our knowledge of this important conflict...
    Update: Space, place and social constructs: the Spatial Turn in history

  • Doing history for climate action

      Historian article
    Incidents of flooding across the UK are increasing, threatening homes and livelihoods. In this article, Hannah Worthen and Briony McDonagh explain how they are using historic records of floods and flood management to engage communities in Hull in new conversations and to prompt vital action. Their project, Risky Cities, was...
    Doing history for climate action

  • The Chinese National Anthem

      Historian article
    The history of the Chinese national anthem gives Derek Ying a new perspective on society and culture from the era of the Qing dynasty to the People’s Republic of China. It reveals the strengths and weaknesses of different regimes, and the power of song to unite and divide...
    The Chinese National Anthem

  • American Vikings past and present: untangling myth from reality

      Historian article
    There is now compelling evidence that Norse people – popularly known as Vikings – had some interaction with the First Peoples of North America. Martyn Whittock looks at how the appeal of a Viking legend has combined with archaeological discoveries to create a powerful attachment in the North American imagination...
    American Vikings past and present: untangling myth from reality

  • In conversation with Mark Nicholls

      Historian feature
    The Historian sat down with Mark Nicholls to discuss his latest book, The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History, co-authored with Allen Boyer, which charts the history of the law of treason from its origins to the present day...
    In conversation with Mark Nicholls

  • Glacier Tours in the Northern Playground

      Historian article
    Glaciers are on the frontier of the climate crisis. Their ongoing disappearance is one of its most visible effects. In this article, Christian Drury explores how tourists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries viewed and understood glaciers, and what they contributed to the history of environmental thought...
    Glacier Tours in the Northern Playground

  • Recorded Webinar: Understanding Lenin’s Government, 1917-24

      Article
    In this webinar Dr Douds examines the nature of political authority in the nascent Soviet Republic and the institutional structures, practices and ideology of government in the Lenin period. She considers how Communist Party dictatorship and the monolithic party-state emerged in the early years following the October Revolution of 1917...
    Recorded Webinar: Understanding Lenin’s Government, 1917-24