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  • How did the UK Women's Movement develop and change after enfranchisement?

      20th Century Women's History
    In this podcast Dr Anne Logan of the University of Kent looks at how the Women's Movement developed and changed in the years subsequent to achieving the vote.
    How did the UK Women's Movement develop and change after enfranchisement?

  • UK Women's Movement: How did Women achieve the Vote?

      20th Century Women's History
    In this podcast Professor June Hannam of the University of the West of England looks at the key forces that led to women achiving the vote in the early 20th century.
    UK Women's Movement: How did Women achieve the Vote?

  • The Origins of the Victorian Women's Movement

      19th Century Women's History
    In this podcast Professor June Hannam of the University of the West of England looks at the origins of the Victorian Women's Movement and how the movement developed in the 19th century
    The Origins of the Victorian Women's Movement

  • Margaret Thatcher and her Legacy

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans looks at the rise, fall and legacy of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
    Margaret Thatcher and her Legacy

  • UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield discusses the key reasons for the growing domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments 1964-79 and looks at the effectiveness of their response.
    UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments

  • The Huguenots in Britain & Ireland

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Kathy Chater looks at the history of the British Huguenot community and the largest mass migration in European history until the 20th Century.
    The Huguenots in Britain & Ireland

  • UK 1945-64 - Post War Consensus and the Welfare State

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield looks at the period 1945-64. What were the key forces that led to the welfare state and the post war consensuses? To what extent did this consensus transform the lives of British people?
    UK 1945-64 - Post War Consensus and the Welfare State

  • Britain and the domestic impact of World War II

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Dan Todman of Queen Mary, University of London takes a chronological look at Britain's involvement in World War 2 and examines the domestic impact it had.
    Britain and the domestic impact of World War II

  • Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries

      Podcast
    In this podcast Trevor Barnes looks at the development of global intelligence and security services from their early origins to the present day. He examines at the role these services had during the two World Wars, the signficance of espionage in the development of the Cold War and the importance and...
    Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries

  • Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield examines the key social, political and economic problems of the 1920s and 30s.
    Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s

  • Domestic impact of World War I

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Richard Grayson of Goldsmiths, University of London, looks at the domestic impact of World War I on the U.K.
    Domestic impact of World War I

  • The Chartists

      The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans examines the development of the Chartist movement and its legacy.
    The Chartists

  • Early British Radicals

      The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans looks at the early British radicals from Thomas Paine and Mary Wollenstoncraft to the Peterloo Massacre and the Reform Crisis.
    Early British Radicals

  • The Restoration in Ireland

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast discusses the impact of the Restoration on Ireland.
    The Restoration in Ireland

  • Britain's Sikh Communities

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

  • Britain's Hindu Communities

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

  • The British Humanist Association

      Podcast
    In this podcast Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association looks at the origins and history the British Humanist Association.
    The British Humanist Association

  • African and Caribbean British Political Activists

      Podcast
    In this podcast Marika Sherwood look at the history of African and Caribbean Political Activists in the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
    African and Caribbean British Political Activists

  • Politics in 18th Century Ireland

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast looks at Eighteenth-century politics and 'ordinary people' in Ireland.
    Politics in 18th Century Ireland

  • Ireland under the reigns of James II and William III

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast looks at the significance of reigns of James II and William III in Ireland.
    Ireland under the reigns of James II and William III

  • The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Sean Connolly of Queen's University Belfast examines the Eleven Years War, its' context within the English Civil War and alliances between differing Catholic and Protestant sides.
    The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest

  • The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

      Podcast
    In this podcast Kate Hudson, the General Secretary of CND, looks at the history of CND in the 20th and 21st Century.
    The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

  • Tudor Ireland

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Sean Connolly of Queen's University Belfast examines the Tudor monarchy in Ireland.
    Tudor Ireland

  • Tudor Rebellions: Henry VII - Elizabeth I

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Steven Gunn of Merton College, Oxford, looks at the causes of rebellions, changes and continuity in the nature of rebellion, how historians have approached Tudor rebellion, rebellion as a process of negotiation, ways in which Tudor governments avoided rebellion, new ways to communicate, the growth of...
    Tudor Rebellions: Henry VII - Elizabeth I

  • Mary Tudor

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Anna Whitelock of Royal Holloway, University of London discusses perceptions of Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor's background, her submission to Henry VIII and the rise of a warrior princess, Mary as a courageous political pioneer, Mary and religion, negative critiques, Mary and policy making, Phillip as king...
    Mary Tudor