Culture

The definitions of what is culture may change but the practice of understanding, and unpicking cultural history is an important dimension to understanding any historical period. In this section articles explore the way that definitions of culture have changed and how those changes have affected values and attitudes.  The impact of the written word on fashions and ideas and the role of historic movements such as the renaissance are all addressed in this section.

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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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  • The Indus Valley Civilisation (3300BC to 1300BC)

    Podcast

    In this set of podcasts Dr Mark Manuel of the University of Durham looks at the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Indus Civilisation or the Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Together with ancient...

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  • The Life & Ideas of Thomas Paine

    Podcast

    In this set of podcasts Emeritus Professor W. A. Speck of the University of Leeds looks at the life and ideas of Thomas Paine.

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  • The Reformation: Social and Cultural Implications

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Beat Kumin of Warwick University gives you an overview of the impact of the Reformation, discusses the social and cultural implications of the Reformation, talks about some of the debates among historians about the reformation and looks at the impact the Reformation had on European foreign...

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  • The Rise of an Islamic Civilisation

    Podcast

    An HA Podcasted History of the Rise of an Islamic Civilisation featuring Dr Caroline Goodson of Birkbeck, University of London.

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  • The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the New World

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Glyn Redworth looks at the factors that led to the Spanish Empire in the new world, why Ferdinand and Isabella backed Columbus and discusses how Spain was able to consolidate an Empire of such magnitude.

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  • The Scottish Enlightenment

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Thomas Ahnert of the University of Edinburgh discusses the Scottish Enlightenment.

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  • The Western magical tradition

    Podcast

    In modern times, occultists have spoken of a specifically western tradition of ceremonial magic, which has been continuously handed down through the millennia, in secret, from an original starting point in ancient Egypt. Although professional historians have become increasingly interested in the history of magic in general, there has not...

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  • Women in Ancient Greek & Roman Literature

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at women in Ancient Greek and Roman literature.

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