International Relations

Relations across the UK, Europe and globally are frequently changing, and have done so across our history. How these relations are recorded, monitored and treated are discussed in the collection of articles and podcasts here. The very concept of international relations is explored as are when boundaries and discussions between states and groups started to matter. What are the procedures, protocols and outcomes of a world according to the history of international relations are all under scrutiny?

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  • Decline and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the period 1204-1453 and discusses the political, but also cultural history of the Empire in this era with an emphasis on what Byzantium bequeathed to the early modern world - the Renaissance in Italy.

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  • The Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcasts Professor Peter Heather of King's College London duscusses the division of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to...

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  • George I and George II

    Podcast

    In this podcast Lucy Worsley of Historic Royal Palaces looks at the early Georgians, the changing relationship between Parliament and Monarchy and Court Politics under George I and George II.

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  • The Goths

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Goths. The Goths were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. In the late 4th century, the lands of the Goths were invaded from the east by...

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  • The Franco-British Rivalry

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Roey Sweet of the University of Leicester looks at the relationship between Britain and France in the 18th century.

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  • The Emergence of the Mughal Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the emergence of the Mughal Empire.

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  • The Decline of the Mughal Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the decline, fall and legacy of the Mughal Empire.

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  • Akbar and the consolidation of Mughal control

    Podcast

    In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the consolidation of Mughal control over India, political and economic developments, the impact of India on Akbar and the Mughal relationship with the Safavids, Ottomans and Europeans.

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  • Challenges to the Roman Republic

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo looks at the challenges the Roman Republic faced both internally and externally.

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  • The Fall of the Roman Republic

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle examines the key factors that led to the fall of the Roman Republic.

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  • Cold War Germany

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Holger Nehring of the University of Sheffield looks at the importance of Germany in the development of the Cold War between 1948-1989

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  • Canadian Confederation

    Podcast

    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.

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  • The Byzantine Empire & Regional Rivals

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the period from 500-1204 charting the history of the Empire as it met with formidable enemies and had to adapt to change.

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  • The Greek-Persian War

    Podcast

    An HA Podcasted History looking at the Greek-Persian War featuring Professor Thomas Harrison of the University of Liverpool.

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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Mark White of Queen Mary, University of London discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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  • The Falklands War

    Podcast

    In this HA Podcast Dr Helen Parr of Keele University examines the origins and the consequences of the Falklands War.

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  • The Korean War

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Michael Shin of the University of Cambridge examines the impact and significance of the Korean War.

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  • A Historiography of the British Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Larry Butler of the University of East Anglia examines how have interpretations of the British Empire have changed over the years.

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  • Britain & the Cold War

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Helen Parr of Keele University looks at the effect of the Cold War on Britain and the role Britain played.

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  • Ideology and the Cold War

    Podcast

    In this podcast from 2013, Dr Elena Hore of the University of Essex discusses the ideological origins of the Cold War.

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