World
The modern world cannot be studied without examining the course, impact and legacy of two world wars, the resources in this section set out to look at both the First and Second World Wars in their global context. The section also includes the Cold War and its impact in Latin America, South-East Asia and parts of Africa. This period also sees the rise and fall of European imperialism and the changing nature of global politics and economics as technology brings different stories from so many parts of the world directly to us. Read more
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Imperialism resurgent: European attempts to 'recolonise' South East Asia after 1945
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India and the British war effort, 1939-1945
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India in 1914
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Jawaharlal Nehru: The Last Viceroy?
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Joseph Priestley's American Dream
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Journeys Home: Indian forces and the First World War
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Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs
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Legacies of the Cement Armada
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Losing sight of the glory: five centuries of combat surgery
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Lyndon Johnson & Albert Gore: Southern New Dealers and the Modern South
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Mission to Kabul: Destabilising the British strategic position, 1916
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Mountbatten in retirement: the abortive trip to rebel Rhodesia
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Muddy Waters: from migrant to music icon
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My Favourite History Place: Mandala House
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My Favourite History Place: The Tenement Museum, New York
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Napoleon: First Consul and Emperor of the French
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Nazism and Stalinism
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Nineteenth Century African chiefs in Nuneaton: A local mystery uncovered
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Obituaries: the first verdict in history
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On Black Lives Matter
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