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  • We Remember Rwanda

      Film
    As an IOE Beacon School, St John's explored how learning about the Holocaust can improve understanding about other genocides and help strengthen efforts towards genocide prevention. ‘We Remember Rwanda' One important outcome is the impact on students, aged 13-17, who - in the 20th anniversary year of the genocide in...
    We Remember Rwanda

  • Podcast Series: The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Emeritus Professor Gerald Hawting of SOAS, University of London provides an introduction to the Umayyad (661-750) and Abbasid (750-1258) Caliphates.
    Podcast Series: The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

  • Podcast Series: The Women's Movement

      Multipage Article
    In Part 2 of our series on Social and Political Change in the UK 1800-present we look at the Women's Movement in the UK from its early origins through to the end of the 20th century Part 2 features Dr Anne Logan, Professor June Hannam and Ms Jean Spence. Also...
    Podcast Series: The Women's Movement

  • Young Quills Awards 2012/13

      Multipage Article
    The Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. It is the only book award as far as we know where children help produce the shortlist. See all the young readers'...
    Young Quills Awards 2012/13

  • Podcast: Christianity in Imperial Rome

      Christianity in Imperial Rome
    In this podcast Dr Emma-Jayne Graham and Professor Helen King of the Open University discuss how Christianity became the dominant religion of the Roman world.
    Podcast: Christianity in Imperial Rome

  • Podcast: Roman Imperial Society

      Roman Imperial Society
    In this podcast Dr Emma-Jayne Graham and Dr Ursula Rothe of the Open University examine Roman Imperial Society.
    Podcast: Roman Imperial Society

  • Podcast: Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society

      The Latin Poets
    In this podcast Dr Joanna Paul & Dr Paula James of the Open University discuss the role and significance of the Latin Poets in Roman society.
    Podcast: Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society

  • Podcast: Ancient Greece & Rome - Similarities and Differences

      Ancient Greece & Rome
    In this podcast Dr Ursula Rothe & Dr Colin Andrews of the Open University discuss how social, moral and religious life in Rome differed from that of ancient Greece.
    Podcast: Ancient Greece & Rome - Similarities and Differences

  • Regional Aspects of the Scottish Reformation

      Classic Pamphlet
    Reformation Perspective In recent years studies of the Scottish Reformation have undergone a marked change. Religion is seldom advanced as the sole mainspring of the events of 1560 and explanations have been increasingly sought in political and economic terms. On the political side growing opposition to French influence within Scotland...
    Regional Aspects of the Scottish Reformation

  • Podcast: Ancient Greek Drama

      Multipage Article
    In this podcast Dr Fiona Hobden of the University of Liverpool discusses what Greek tragedy and comedy tell us about the society of Ancient Greece and what has been the legacy of the great writers of this period.
    Podcast: Ancient Greek Drama

  • Podcast Series: Ancient Greek Myths and Legends

      Multipage Article
    In this podcast Dr Fiona Hobden of the University of Liverpool looks at what Greek myths and legends can tell us about how the early ancient Greeks saw their world.
    Podcast Series: Ancient Greek Myths and Legends

  • Podcast Series: The Roman Republic

      Multipage Article
    In this series of podcasts Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle looks at the rise and fall of the Roman Republic.
    Podcast Series: The Roman Republic

  • From Sail to Steam

      Classic Pamphlet
    From the time when primitive man first went adrift on a bundle of reeds or learnt to balance himself on a floating log, to the days where his descendants, no more than a few generations ago, raced scrambling aloft to trim the towering sails of a full-rigged ship, the skill...
    From Sail to Steam

  • The Origins of the First World War

      Classic Pamphlet
    The First World War broke out suddenly and unexpectedly in midsummer 1914, following the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Hapsburg, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, at Sarajevo, in Bosnia, on 28 June. Since no war involving the European great powers had occurred since 1871, the possibility of...
    The Origins of the First World War

  • Podcast Series: The Indus Valley Civilisation

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Dr Mark Manuel of the University of Durham looks at the Indus Valley Civilisation.
    Podcast Series: The Indus Valley Civilisation

  • Queenship in Medieval England: A Changing Dynamic?

      Historian article
    In the winter of 1235-6, Eleanor, the 12 year old daughter of Count Raymond-Berengar V of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy, left her native homeland. She travelled to England to marry King Henry III, a man 28 years her senior whom she had never met. The bride and her entourage...
    Queenship in Medieval England: A Changing Dynamic?

  • Podcast Series: The Mughal Empire

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Ushma Williams looks at the rise, fall and legacy of the Mughal Empire.
    Podcast Series: The Mughal Empire

  • 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

  • IOE national research into pupils' thinking about the Holocaust

      Article
    A new research project promises to have a significant impact not only on our teaching about the Holocaust but also on our understanding of how young people make sense of the past. Surveying up to 10,000 secondary students across the country and conducting a range of thematic and case studies...
    IOE national research into pupils' thinking about the Holocaust

  • Four faces of nursing and the First World War

      Historian article
    With the centenary approaching, article after article will appear on battles, the men who fought, those who refused, those that died, those who returned and those that made the decisions. There will be articles on the home front and the women that stepped into the men's shoes often to be...
    Four faces of nursing and the First World War

  • Podcast Series: Origins of the European Financial Markets

      Multipage Article
    In this podcast Dr Anne Murphy of the University of Hertfordshire looks at the early origins of the European financial markets from the Italian Renaissance to the present day. Dr Murphy also provides a useful introduction to finance, the stock market and the bond market.
    Podcast Series: Origins of the European Financial Markets

  • The National Insurance Act 1911: three perspectives, one policy

      Historian article
    Background Sandwiched between the Parliament Act and the Home Rule Act, the National Insurance Act 1911 is easily overlooked and often forgotten. Yet, as Gilbert has pointed out, it was critical both of itself and as the foundation for social legislation up to current times. It came into force on...
    The National Insurance Act 1911: three perspectives, one policy

  • The Cold War

      GCSE Fact Sheet
    The Cold War on one page: This short factoid will help you to remember the key dates, events and personalities of the Cold war. Why not download it for your bedroom wall or folder?
    The Cold War

  • The Bloody Code - Early Modern Crime and Punishment

      Podcast
    Between circa 1690 and 1820 the number of crimes punishable by the death penalty grew from 50 to over 200. This short podcast will help to explain why this trend developed.
    The Bloody Code - Early Modern Crime and Punishment

  • Crime and Punishment - Roman to Early Modern

      Podcast
    This podcast gives you an overview of the main changes and continuities in crime, punishment, trials and policing between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Early Modern Period. Rome to Early Modern Crime and Punishment>>>
    Crime and Punishment - Roman to Early Modern