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  • Britain in the Age of Revolutions

      Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
    In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, staff and students explore British responses to the American and French Revolutions. This playlist includes videos looking at the origins of the American Revolution; specific questions like ‘Why didn’t French-Canadians join the revolution?; and actor readings of key...
    Britain in the Age of Revolutions

  • Recorded Webinar: Resisting Reagan

      Article
    The 1980s are often viewed as marking the repudiation of the political order marked by the New Deal and the 1960s, both periods of enormous social, political, and cultural change. Yet the decade symbolised by President Ronald Reagan, far from being a period of triumphant conservative counterrevolution, was a period...
    Recorded Webinar: Resisting Reagan

  • Radical Protest in the Nineteenth Century

      Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
    In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, staff and students explore the history of radicalism in the nineteenth century, including the Spa Fields Riots, the Pentrich Uprising, Luddism, the Swing Riots and the March of the Blanketeers. The playlist also provides an overview of key...
    Radical Protest in the Nineteenth Century

  • The Industrial Revolution & the Town

      18th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Roey Sweet of the University of Leicester discusses the impact the Industrial Revolution had on towns and cities in Britain in the 18th century.
    The Industrial Revolution & the Town

  • The French Revolution and the Terror

      Podcasted history
    In this podcast Professor David Andress of the University of Portsmouth looks at how the French Revolution developed and the emergence of the Terror.
    The French Revolution and the Terror

  • The Origins of the French Revolution

      The French Revolution
    In this podcast Emeritus Professor William Doyle of the University of Bristol looks at the origins of the French Revolution.
    The Origins of the French Revolution

  • The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Yangwen Zheng of the University of Manchester looks at the origins, theatre and consequences of the Cultural Revolution. 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...
    The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Virtual Branch Recording: The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

      Diaries and Personal Experiences
    In this talk Professor Henrietta Harrison uses diary records to think about the experience of living through the revolution in China in 1949, focussing on what it meant to Chinese people, how they learned about its practices and ideology, and how this changed their lives - whether they were radical intellectuals returning...
    Virtual Branch Recording: The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

  • The Civil War: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Professor Michael Braddick looks at the impact of the Civil War on relations between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
    The Civil War: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

  • The Irish War of Independence and the Civil War

      20th Century Irish History
    In this podcast Dr Fearghal McGarry examines the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War.
    The Irish War of Independence and the Civil War

  • 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

  • James II, William III and the Glorious Revolution

      Podcast
    In this podcast Professor Tony Claydon of Bangor University discusses the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
    James II, William III and the Glorious Revolution

  • 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

  • The Peasants’ (Great) Revolt

      Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
    In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, staff and students explore the Great Revolt of 1381, better known as the Peasants’ Revolt, through a combination of animations, dramatised primary sources, and short presenter-led videos. This includes videos looking at the causes of the revolt, its...
    The Peasants’ (Great) Revolt

  • Richard II and the Peasants' Revolt

      Medieval British History
    In this podcast Dr James Davis of Queens University Belfast discusses the reign of Richard II and the origins and significance of the Peasants' Revolt.
    Richard II and the Peasants' Revolt

  • Virtual Branch recording: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom

      The Black Crown
    How did a man born enslaved on a plantation triumph over Napoleon's invading troops and become king of the first free black nation in the Americas? This is the forgotten, remarkable story of Henry Christophe. Christophe fought as a child soldier in the American War of Independence, before serving in...
    Virtual Branch recording: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom

  • The Scottish Enlightenment

      18th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Thomas Ahnert of the University of Edinburgh discusses the Scottish Enlightenment.
    The Scottish Enlightenment

  • Filmed Lecture: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

      A Fistful of Shells
    In this Virtual Branch webinar we were joined in conversation with Dr Toby Green on his acclaimed book 'A Fistful of Shells'. Shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson Prize and winner of the 2019 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, the book explores West Africa from the Rise of the...
    Filmed Lecture: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

  • Power, Protest and Music in the United States

      A History of the United States
    In this podcast Professor Brian Ward of Northumbria University discusses the role and significance of music in the American Civil Rights movement.
    Power, Protest and Music in the United States

  • 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