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  • George Eliot and Warwickshire history

      Historian article
    David Paterson explains how George Eliot’s vivid memory of her childhood in north Warwickshire is revealed through her novels. George Eliot, born 200 years ago this year, is one of our greatest novelists, born and brought up in Warwickshire, a county in which she spent the first 30 years of...
    George Eliot and Warwickshire history
  • Film: Domestic Politics and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford and Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford, discuss the impact that domestic politics and rebellion had on Tudor Royal Authority and the development of domestic policy.
    Film: Domestic Politics and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion
  • Film: Foreign Relations and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford and Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford discuss the role foreign relations played in Tudor royal authority and the amount of power Tudor monarchs were able to exercise. The film will explore common threads and differences in foreign policy...
    Film: Foreign Relations and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion
  • Film: Religion and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford and Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford, look at the role religion played in defining the reigns and authority of the Tudor monarchs.
    Film: Religion and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion
  • Film: Personality and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford and Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford discuss the role and significance of 'personality' to Tudor Royal Authority.
    Film: Personality and Tudor Royal Authority – discussion
  • Film: Elizabeth I and Tudor Royal Authority

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film, Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford, looks at the two main challenges to Elizabeth I's authority: gender and religion. Professor Doran looks at the power of Elizabeth's personality, her relationship with her advisers plus the significance of religion and domestics politics to shaping her reign and...
    Film: Elizabeth I and Tudor Royal Authority
  • Film: Mary I and Tudor Royal Authority

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Dr Anna Whitelock from Royal Holloway, University of London, discusses the life of Mary I, the first crowned Queen of England. Dr Whitelock looks at Mary's difficult early life, her submission to Henry VIII and the rise of a warrior princess. Dr Whitelock explores Mary as a courageous...
    Film: Mary I and Tudor Royal Authority
  • Film: Edward VI and Tudor Royal Authority

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford, looks at the reign of Edward VI and examines the impact his youth had to his authority, the importance of advisers in shaping his rule and the significance of religion and foreign relations in defining his legacy.
    Film: Edward VI and Tudor Royal Authority
  • Film: Henry VII and Tudor Royal Authority

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, University of Oxford, looks at the life and reign of Henry VII and examines the role and significance of religion, foreign relations, domestic politics and the nobility on Henry's establishment of the Tudor dynasty.
    Film: Henry VII and Tudor Royal Authority
  • Film series: Tudor Royal Authority

      Development of Tudor Royal Authority film series
    In this film, Professor Sue Doran, Jesus College, University of Oxford, discusses provides an overview of how Tudor Royal Authority developed and evolved from the first Tudor King, Henry VII, to the final Tudor Queen, Elizabeth I.
    Film series: Tudor Royal Authority
  • The Historian 119: Women in History

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    5 Editorial 6 Queenship in Medieval England: A Changing Dynamic? - Louise Wilkinson (Read article) 12 Petticoat Politicians: Women and the Politics of the Parish in England - Sarah Richardson (Read article) 17 The President's Column 18 Strange Journey: the life of Dorothy Eckersley - Stephen M. Cullen (Read Article)...
    The Historian 119: Women in History
  • Yr Ysgwrn: keeping the door open

      Historian article
    Naomi Jones describes a Welsh poet who has left a different kind of memorial to the First World War.
    Yr Ysgwrn: keeping the door open
  • The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Europe

      Historian article
    The riches of surviving Anglo-Saxon manuscripts showcased in a fabulous new exhibition at the British Library emphasises the essential interconnections between England and the Continent.
    The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Europe
  • Anglo-Saxon women and power

      Historian article
    Elite Anglo-Saxon women played a powerful role in the religious affairs and politics of their day and were important patrons of learning and culture.
    Anglo-Saxon women and power
  • Lucy Hughes-Hallett on telling an HA branch about a book

      Historian article
    Dave Martin interviews the author of Cleopatra: histories, dreams and distortions, winner of the Fawcett Prize and the Emily Toth Award.
    Lucy Hughes-Hallett on telling an HA branch about a book
  • The Russian Revolution 100 years on: a view from below

      Historian article
    Sarah Badcock sheds light on how ordinary Russians responded to the revolutions of 1917 that sought to change their lot and bring them freedom.
    The Russian Revolution 100 years on: a view from below
  • ‘Our March’: art and culture in the Russian Revolution

      Historian article
    Peter Waldron explores the role of art in communicating to the masses the ideas of politics and change in Bolshevik Russia.
    ‘Our March’: art and culture in the Russian Revolution
  • Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation

      Historian article
    The modern gay-rights movement has its origins in a 1960s New York ‘bottle bar’, but as Ben Jerrit explains, drinking establishments have been centres of gay culture and social resistance for centuries. 
    Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation
  • The burial dilemma

      Historian article
    The recent attacks on Karl Marx’s grave in Highgate Cemetery have added impetus to the public debate about how we memorialise the dead and the public and private costs of mourning.
    The burial dilemma
  • The Tudor monarchy in Ireland

      Historian article
    Sean Connolly illustrates how Tudor dreams of a reformed Ireland were not realised – instead tensions between Irish magnates and the English Crown often erupted into violence.
    The Tudor monarchy in Ireland
  • Out and About in Derry/Londonderry

      Historian feature
    Jenni Hyde was out and about in Derry in 2016 and describes how the sights of the city tell the story of a history which is so much more than just the legacy of the Troubles.
    Out and About in Derry/Londonderry
  • Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England

      Historian article
    The study of Anglo-Saxon coins shows the sophistication of tenth- and eleventh-century government and of the economy. But they carried a moral and religious message too.
    Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England
  • Alfred versus the Viking Great Army

      Historian article
    Stunning archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the reign of Alfred the Great and his struggles with the Vikings, revealing the might of the Viking armies and the international connections of his kingdom.
    Alfred versus the Viking Great Army
  • Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967

      Historian article
    Harry Cocks marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with an examination of what has happened since this crucial piece of legislation.
    Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967
  • Ending the French Revolution

      Historian article
    Malcolm Crook discusses why it was so difficult to end the most famous revolution of the eighteenth century and why it led to bloodshed and absolutism.
    Ending the French Revolution