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  • The Parliament Act of 1911

      The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Dr Rosie Kennedy of Goldsmiths College, University of London discusses the origins and significance of the Parliament Act of 1911, the historic confrontation between the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the emergence of a more democratic political system.
    The Parliament Act of 1911

  • The Union of the Crowns

      17th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Laura Stewart of Birkbeck, University of London looks at the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England and the impact this Union had across Britain and Ireland.
    The Union of the Crowns

  • The End of the Vietnam War

      Podcast
    The Vietnam War was one of many conflicts born partly out of the tumultuous global shift of the end of European Empires for which the Second World War had acted as a catalyst. What marked the Vietnam War out from some of the other political changes in the Indo-Chinese and...
    The End of the Vietnam War

  • The Trial of Charles I

      17th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Jason Peacey examines the significance of the trial and execution of Charles I in Britain and in Europe and discusses how it was it reported.
    The Trial of Charles I

  • The Kingdom of Kongo 1400-1709

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Toby Green of King's College London discusses the Kingdom of Kongo.
    The Kingdom of Kongo 1400-1709

  • The Kingdom of Benin 1500-1750

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Toby Green of King's College London examines the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Benin.
    The Kingdom of Benin 1500-1750

  • The failure of negotiated settlement

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Professor Michael Braddick of the University of Sheffield looks at why it proved impossible to achieve a negotiated settletment between 1646 and 1649.
    The failure of negotiated settlement

  • The Wars of the Roses

      Medieval British History
    In this podcast Professor Michael Hicks of the University of Winchester looks at the origins, the development and the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses.
    The Wars of the Roses

  • The Origins of the Spanish Civil War

      A Modern History of Spain
    In this podcast Dr Peter Anderson of the University of Leeds looks at the origins of the Spanish Civil War.
    The Origins of the Spanish Civil War

  • The Western magical tradition

      Podcast
    In modern times, occultists have spoken of a specifically western tradition of ceremonial magic, which has been continuously handed down through the millennia, in secret, from an original starting point in ancient Egypt. Although professional historians have become increasingly interested in the history of magic in general, there has not...
    The Western magical tradition

  • The Byzantine World War

      Podcast
    In this podcast, Nick Holmes, suggests that the Crusades formed part of amedieval world war that stretched from Asia to Europe. At its centre was the ancient empire Byzantium. Nick Holmes links three great events that changed history: the fall of Byzantium in the eleventh century, the epic campaign of...
    The Byzantine World War

  • The Life & Significance of Constantine the Great

      The History of Christianity
    In this podcast Professor Mark Humphries discusses the life and significance of Constantine the Great focusing on Constantine's role in the development of Christianity and the founding of Constantinople.
    The Life & Significance of Constantine the Great

  • The Life & Significance of St Peter

      The History of Christianity
    In this podcast Professor Mark Humphries looks at the life and significance of St Peter and his role in spreading Christianity into the Roman Empire.
    The Life & Significance of St Peter

  • The Historical Medicalization of Homosexuality & Transvestism

      LGBTQ+ History
    In this podcast, Dr Tommy Dickinson of the University of Manchester, looks at the historical medicalization of homosexuality and transvestism.
    The Historical Medicalization of Homosexuality & Transvestism

  • The Life & Significance of Alan Turing

      The History of Science
    In this podcast, Dr Tommy Dickinson of the University of Manchester, discusses the life and significance of Alan Turing.
    The Life & Significance of Alan Turing

  • The Arrival of Christianity in Scotland

      Scottish History
    In this podcast Dr Alex Woolf of the University of St Andrews discusses the arrival and establishment of Christianity in Scotland.
    The Arrival of Christianity in Scotland

  • Decline and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

      The History of the Byzantine Empire
    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the period 1204-1453 and discusses the political, but also cultural history of the Empire in this era with an emphasis on what Byzantium bequeathed to the early modern world - the Renaissance in Italy.
    Decline and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

  • Origins of the European Financial Markets

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Anne Murphy of the University of Hertfordshire looks at the early origins of the European financial markets from the Italian Renaissance to the present day. Dr Murphy also provides a useful introduction to finance, the stock market and the bond market.
    Origins of the European Financial Markets

  • The Decline of the Mughal Empire

      The History of India
    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the decline, fall and legacy of the Mughal Empire.
    The Decline of the Mughal Empire

  • Akbar and the consolidation of Mughal control

      The History of India
    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the consolidation of Mughal control over India, political and economic developments, the impact of India on Akbar and the Mughal relationship with the Safavids, Ottomans and Europeans.
    Akbar and the consolidation of Mughal control

  • The Emergence of the Mughal Empire

      The History of India
    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the emergence of the Mughal Empire.
    The Emergence of the Mughal Empire

  • The Baltic Crusades

      The Northern Crusades (1147-1410)
    In this podcast, Gregory Leighton, provides an introduction to the Baltic Crusades (also known as the Northern Crusades).  The Baltic Crusades were campaigns undertaken by Catholic Christian military orders and kingdoms, primarily against the pagan Baltic, Finnic and West Slavic peoples around the southern and eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, and also against Orthodox Christian Slavs. From the outset, Christian monarchs...
    The Baltic Crusades

  • The Jacobites

      Scottish History
    In this podcast Dr Nigel Aston of the University of Leicester examines the Jacobites and the Jacobite risings that took place between 1688 and 1746.
    The Jacobites

  • Women & the Baltic Crusades

      Podcast
    The Baltic Crusades were Christianization campaigns undertaken by Catholic Christian military orders and kingdoms, primarily against the pagan Baltic, Finnic and West Slavic peoples around the southern and eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, and also against Orthodox Christian East Slavs. The most notable campaigns were the Livonian and Prussian crusades. In this podcast, Emeritus Professor Helen J. Nicholson (Cardiff University), provides a short introduction to the role...
    Women & the Baltic Crusades

  • The Anarchy (1138-1153)

      Podcast
    The so-called Anarchy of the twelfth century, that is the conflict between two royal cousins – Empress Matilda, heiress to the English throne, and Stephen, Count of Blois, from 1135-1148 for the rulership of the Anglo-Norman realms – continues to fascinate historians. The term Anarchy, coined by historian Kate Norgate, has...
    The Anarchy (1138-1153)