Birth of a New Age
From the changing understanding of democracy across the world to experiments in other forms of government and fundamental changes in social and sexual attitudes the modern world covering the period from the late eighteenth century to the present day presents our broadest range of resources. The range includes podcasts, articles and publications by academics and specialists from across the UK and the world. From Waterloo to the Opium Wars and from Alan Turing to the modern LGBT rights movement there’s plenty of history to explore. We also include fascinating pieces on gangster, cartoons and seaside piers! What the modern period does better than any other is allow us to delve into a rich variety of records from government dossiers to personal recollections. Read more
Britain & Ireland
- The NHS: Britain’s National Health Service, 1948-2020
- ‘The cradle of the Industrial Revolution’
- At home with Amanda Ira Aldridge
- Architecture within the reach of all
- Grave matters
- On Black Lives Matter
Europe
- Architecture within the reach of all
- On Black Lives Matter
- Exploring Twentieth-Century History
- Rome: City in Terror – The Nazi Occupation 1943-44
- How is the source base of the twentieth century different from that of earlier periods?
- What is interesting about the Cold War?