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  • Film: The Two German Economies

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    The speed at which both sides in Germany recovered economically is re-examined in this film. Professor Matthew Stibbe describes how the West Germany economy recovered and became a magnet for migrants as well as East Germans. However, he also examines how East Germany’s economy compared more successfully to some of...
    Film: The Two German Economies

  • Film: Ideas and Ideology

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professor Matthew Stibbe assesses some of the contradictory factors at play in East Germany and how that related to the wider Soviet system. He contrasts this with the development of the capitalist system that was being developed in West Germany. If you're unable to see the film below, please use...
    Film: Ideas and Ideology

  • Film: Key Personalities and Opposition

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professor Matthew Stibbe examines the key political leaders of West and East Germany and how their decisions and responses to political events shaped their international relationships and the lives of the divided German population under their control. He also looks at the opposition and resistance these governments faced domestically during...
    Film: Key Personalities and Opposition

  • Film: Social & Cultural Change

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    How did a new Germany rebuild itself from the legacy of the Second World War both physically, emotionally and culturally? Professor Stibbe explores the silences of many households and how that influenced the student rebellion of the late 1960s. He also puts into perspective the cultural impact that the war...
    Film: Social & Cultural Change

  • Recorded webinar: Mapping uncertainty - Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

      Retracing the trajectories of young survivors in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust
    Recorded webinar: Mapping uncertainty - Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

  • Film: Economic and social change – 1714 to 1785

      Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
    The 18th century represents a pivotal moment bridging early modern Britain with the social, economic and technological  transformations of the Industrial Revolution. In Episode 3, Professor Emma Griffin (Queen Mary University of London), explores this period of invention, innovation and entrepreneurialism, how it affected ordinary families, and its role in the...
    Film: Economic and social change – 1714 to 1785

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

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

  • Recorded Webinar: Our Human Planet

      Article
    Recorded Webinar: Our Human Planet

  • University Transition Hub

      Resources to support the transition to university
    Dear student  We know that, in these uncertain times, you may be feeling unsure or anxious about what your transition to study history at university holds for you – especially given that you have not been able to visit the history department or have face-to-face contact with those who will...
    University Transition Hub

  • A woman of masculine bravery: the life of Brilliana, Lady Harley

      Historian article
    Sara Read introduces us to a woman who challenged expectations during the turbulent years of the early seventeenth century. In 1622 a pious young woman with a highly unusual first name, Brilliana Conway, sat at her desk doodling her signature on her commonplace book. She had lofty ambitions for her self-development...
    A woman of masculine bravery: the life of Brilliana, Lady Harley

  • Cinderella dreams: young love in post-war Britain

      Historian article
    In a lecture given to the Cambridge branch, Carol Dyhouse explains changing attitudes to marriage in the 1950s and 60s. Women teachers in the 1950s and 1960s regularly complained about how hard it was to keep girls’ attention on their schoolwork. Educationist Kathleen Ollerenshaw pointed out that the prospects of marriage,...
    Cinderella dreams: young love in post-war Britain