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  • Fascist behind barbed wire: political internment without trial in wartime Britain

      Historian article
    In the spring and early summer of 1940, the British government carried out a programme of mass internment without trial. On 11 May, the first of thousands of ‘enemy aliens' were interned. Many of these internees were refugees from Nazi Germany, often Jews who had fled Germany in fear of...
    Fascist behind barbed wire: political internment without trial in wartime Britain

  • Film: An Interview with Margaret MacMillan

      An Interview with Margaret MacMillan
    The HA are delighted to announce that the Medlicott Medal for 2015 has been awarded to Professor Margaret MacMillan. The Medlicott Medal is for outstanding contributions to the study and enjoyment of history. The award will be presented on Wednesday 8 July 2015 in central London, where she will also...
    Film: An Interview with Margaret MacMillan

  • Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding

      Article
    The film Peterloo dramatises the people and events that led to the infamous ‘Peterloo’ massacre in August 1819. Respected film-maker Mike Leigh created the film using historical records and sources from the period, as he and historical adviser Jacqueline Riding explained to the HA in a recent interview, which you can watch below.  
    Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding

  • Podcast Series: British LGBTQ+ History

      Multipage Article
    In Part 4 of our series on Social and Political Change in the UK since 1800 we focus on UK LGBTQ+ History. This series of podcasts features Dr Matt Cook and Dr Sean Brady of Birkbeck, University of London, Professor Sally R Munt of the University of Sussex and Dr Emma Vickers...
    Podcast Series: British LGBTQ+ History

  • Podcast Series: Britain's Changing Population

      Podcasted history
    In Part 3 of our series on Social and Political Change in the UK we look at diversity in the UK and examine African and Caribbean UK History, South Asian UK History and British Chinese History.  The first set of podcasts feature Dr Hakim Adi, Marika Sherwood, Dr Sumita Mukherjee & Dr...
    Podcast Series: Britain's Changing Population

  • Podcast Series: Modern China

      Multipage Article
    An HA Podcasted History of Modern China  featuring Dr Yangwen Zeng of the University of Manchester, Professor Rana Mitter and Professor Patricia Thornton of the University of Oxford and Professor Arne Westad of the London School of Economics. 
    Podcast Series: Modern China

  • Podcast Series: Politics, Reform and War

      Multipage Article
    In the first part of this series we look at UK political history, political reform and the domestic impact of the World Wars. This series features Professor Eric Evans, Professor Stanley Henig, Professor Richard Grayson, Professor Keith Laybourn, Dr Daniel Todman and Dr Helen Parr. Also in the series: The Women's Movement, Religion in the...
    Podcast Series: Politics, Reform and War

  • Podcast Series: Britain's Cold War

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts our author Dr Helen Parr examines Britain's role in the Cold War. Katharine Hudson, General Secretary of CND, looks at the history of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in Britain.
    Podcast Series: Britain's Cold War

  • Podcast Series: Modern Irish History

      Modern Irish History
    An HA Podcasted Series on Modern Irish History featuring Professor Peter Gray, Dr Fearghal McGarry & Dr Stuart Aveyard of Queen's University of Belfast and Dr Matthew Kelly of the University of Southampton.
    Podcast Series: Modern Irish History

  • Podcast Series: Charles Darwin

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Project Director Professor Jim Secord and Associate Director Dr Alison Pearn of the Darwin Correspondence Project discuss the life, work and legacy of Charles Darwin.
    Podcast Series: Charles Darwin

  • Podcast Series: Canadian Confederation

      Multipage Article
    In this podcast Professor Edward MacDonald of the University of Prince Edward Island discusses the origins of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, Canadian Confederation and the development of Canada over the 20th Century.
    Podcast Series: Canadian Confederation

  • Recorded webinar: Ordinary people - Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

      Recorded webinar
    Recorded webinar: Ordinary people - Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

  • Recorded Webinar: Female slave-ownership in 18th and 19 century Britain

      Article
    Recorded Webinar: Female slave-ownership in 18th and 19 century Britain