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Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at gender in Ancient Greece & Rome.
Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Women & Religion in Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at the role and position of women in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Women & Religion in Ancient Greece & Rome
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Women's Voices in Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London discusses women writers in Ancient Greece & Rome such as Sappho.
Women's Voices in Ancient Greece & Rome
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Women in Ancient Greek & Roman Literature
Podcast
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at women in Ancient Greek and Roman literature.
Women in Ancient Greek & Roman Literature
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Ancient Greece & Rome: Similarities and Differences
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Ursula Rothe & Dr Colin Andrews of the Open University discuss how the social, moral and religious life in Rome differed from that of ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece & Rome: Similarities and Differences
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The Goths
Ancient European History
In this podcast Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Goths. The Goths were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
In the late 4th century, the lands of the Goths were invaded from the east by...
The Goths
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Ancient European History
In this podcasts Professor Peter Heather of King's College London duscusses the division of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
The fall of the Western Roman Empire, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to...
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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The Huns
Ancient European History
In this podcast Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Huns.
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. The Huns' arrival to Europe is associated with the migration westward of an Iranian people, the Alans. By 370 AD,...
The Huns
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The Fall of the Roman Republic
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle examines the key factors that led to the fall of the Roman Republic.
The Fall of the Roman Republic
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The Origins and Structure of the Roman Republic
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle looks at the origins of the Roman Republic, how was it structured and how did the Republic developed politically and culturally.
The Origins and Structure of the Roman Republic
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Challenges to the Roman Republic
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo looks at the challenges the Roman Republic faced both internally and externally.
Challenges to the Roman Republic
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Sources for the Roman Republic
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle discusses the sources historians use when studying early Roman history.
Sources for the Roman Republic
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Women and the Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London, looks at women and the family in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Women and the Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Joanna Paul & Dr Paula Jones of the Open University discuss the role and significance of the Latin Poets in Roman society.
Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society
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Roman Imperial Society
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Emma-Jayne Graham and Dr Ursula Rothe of the Open University examine Roman Imperial Society.
Roman Imperial Society
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Greek Drama
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Fiona Hobden of the University of Liberpool looks at the legacy of Ancient Greek Drama.
Greek Drama
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Greek Comedy
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Fiona Hobden of the University of Liverpool discusses what Greek Comedy can tell us about society of ancient Greece.
Greek Comedy
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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
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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
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The Albigensian Crusade
Podcast
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209–1229) was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted primarily by the French crown and promptly took on a political aspect. It resulted in the significant reduction of practicing Cathars and a realignment of the County of...
The Albigensian Crusade
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Remembering the Siege of Sarajevo
Podcast
The Balkan Crisis of the 1990s was tragic yet also extremely complex with many different perspectives of events.
In this podcast, Rešad Trbonja recounts his own experience of being a young Bosnian Muslim during the Siege of Sarajevo. Rešad is talking to HA Education Manager Melanie Jones who was invited to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2017...
Remembering the Siege of Sarajevo
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The Nazi Economy
Podcast
In this podcast, Dr Christopher Dillon of King's College London, discusses the importance of the German economy to the rise of the Nazi Party and discusses the development of the Nazi economy between 1933 and 1945.
The Nazi Economy
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The Battle of Waterloo
European History
In this podcast Professor Alan Forrest discusses the origins, development and the significance of the Battle of Waterloo.
The Battle of Waterloo
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An introduction to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Podcast
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe. The Commonwealth had a unique constitution which placed strict controls on monarchical authority. Legislation was administered by a bicameral legislature, with the king bound to comply with the constitutional principles dictated by the Henrician...
An introduction to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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The Crusades in the Iberian Peninsula
Podcast
The Iberian Crusades, often known as the Reconquista or the reconquest of al-Andalus, was the series of military campaigns that Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. The beginning of the Reconquista is traditionally dated to the Battle of Covadonga (circa 718 or 722), in which an Asturian army achieved the first Christian victory over the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate since...
The Crusades in the Iberian Peninsula
