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  • The American Trade Union Movement

      A History of the United States
    In this podcast Dr Christopher Phelps of the University of Nottingham discusses the origins of the American Trade Union and Labour movements and looks at how they developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    The American Trade Union Movement

  • After the Civil War: The Rise of an Economic Power

      A History of the United States
    In this podcasts Dr Christopher Phelps of the University of Nottingham discusses how did the United States developed into being the dominant economic power of the early 20th century.
    After the Civil War: The Rise of an Economic Power

  • The American Civil War

      The History of the United States
    In this set of podcasts Dr Adam Smith of University College London looks at the origins, the development and the significance of the American Civil War.
    The American Civil War

  • The Royal Society & the Royal Navy

      The History of the Royal Society
    In this podcast Dr Jordan Goodman discusses the Royal Society and Royal Navy expeditions between 1800 and 1850.
    The Royal Society & the Royal Navy

  • Iconoclasm

      The History of the Byzantine Empire
    This podcasts looks at the two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities within the Eastern Church and the temporal imperial hierarchy.
    Iconoclasm

  • 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

  • Structures of power in the Byzantine Empire

      The History of the Byzantine Empire
    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the court, the Church and the army as well as social stratification in the Byzantine Empire.
    Structures of power in the Byzantine Empire

  • Captain Cook & the discovery of Australia & New Zealand

      The History of the Royal Society
    In this podcast Dr Jordan Goodman discusses Captain Cook and the discovery of Australia & New Zealand.
    Captain Cook & the discovery of Australia & New Zealand

  • Legacy of the Crusades

      Medieval World History
    In this podcast Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith looks at the initial and long term effects of Crusades and examines how they have been treated by both western and eastern historians and thinkers over time.
    Legacy of the Crusades

  • Britain's Retreat from Empire

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor A J Stockwell looks at Britain's retreat from Empire from 1914, examining how and why this retreat began, the pressure for independence across the Empire, new imperialism, the changing relationship between rulers and ruled, how Britain attempted to manage retreat, decolonisation and the legacy of the...
    Britain's Retreat from Empire

  • The British Empire & the Scramble for Africa

      19th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr John Stuart of Kingston University London looks discusses Britain and the scramble for Africa; looking at motivations, how Britain's influence expanded so quickly in Northern and Southern Africa, the changing relations with other colonial powers, the two Boer Wars and their impact on Britain's perception of...
    The British Empire & the Scramble for Africa

  • The British Empire 1800-1870

      19th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Sean Lang of Anglia Ruskin University examines commerce and imperial expansion between 1800-1870
    The British Empire 1800-1870

  • China 1976 to present: change and reform

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Arne Westad looks at the changes that have taken place in China since the death of Mao Zedong.
    China 1976 to present: change and reform

  • The Chinese Communist Government in the 1950s & early 1960s

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Patricia Thornton of Merton College, Oxford examines the successes and failures of the Communist governments first decade in power.
    The Chinese Communist Government in the 1950s & early 1960s

  • The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Rana Mitter of the University of Oxford looks at why Mao Zedong was successful in achieving a Communist Revolution in 1949.
    The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

  • Chiang Kai-shek and The Kuomintang

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Arne Westad of the London School of Economics looks at the successes and failures of Chiang Kai Shek.
    Chiang Kai-shek and The Kuomintang

  • The Chinese Revolution of 1911

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Rana Mitter of the University of Oxford looks at the causes and consequences of the 1911 Revolution.
    The Chinese Revolution of 1911

  • The Opium Wars

      19th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Dr. Yangwen Zheng of the University of Manchester looks at the origins, theatre and consequences of the Opium Wars. Dr Yangwen Zheng's essential textbook Ten Lessons in Modern Chinese History is now available. Written for university entry-level students and A-level teachers and students, it uses primary sources to tell the story...
    The Opium Wars

  • Changing views of the Russian Revolution

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams discusses how historians views of the Russian Revolution have changed over time in Russia and the West.
    Changing views of the Russian Revolution

  • Key elements that led to the disintegration of the USSR

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Edwin Bacon of Birkbeck University of London discusses the USSR from 1982-1991 and the key elements that led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
    Key elements that led to the disintegration of the USSR

  • The Significance of the Brezhnev Era

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Edwin Bacon of Birkbeck University of London examines the USSR from 1968-1982 and the significance of the Brezhnev era?
    The Significance of the Brezhnev Era

  • The Impact and Significance of the Great Patriotic War

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast, Dr Jonathan Davis of Anglia Ruskin University looks at the Great Patriotic War and the effects it had on the USSR. Dr Davis discusses how Russian involvement in World War II changed the lives of Soviet citizens, legitimised Stalin’s rule, and set the stage for the USSR’s...
    The Impact and Significance of the Great Patriotic War

  • The Impact of Stalin's Leadership 1924-1941

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Jonathan Davis of Anglia Ruskin University look at the USSR from 1924-1941 and the impact of Stalin's leadership in the USSR during this period.
    The Impact of Stalin's Leadership 1924-1941

  • Lenin's Objectives and the Civil War

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams examines Lenin's aims in coming to power and how the Bolsheviks were able to stay in power through the civil war.
    Lenin's Objectives and the Civil War

  • The Provisional Government and the October Revolution

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams looks at why the Provisional Government failed to establish liberalism in Russia between February and October 1917 and why it was the Bolsheviks that took power in October.
    The Provisional Government and the October Revolution