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  • Recorded webinar: Revisiting the witch trials

      Article
    The East Anglian witch hunt under Matthew Hopkins, self-appointed Witchfinder General, has garnered a great deal of popular and historical interest over the years. An image has developed of a zealous, misogynistic young man serving crazed 'justice' against supposed witches, whipping up panic and turning neighbours against each other in...
    Recorded webinar: Revisiting the witch trials
  • Virtual Branch Recording: The Lines we Draw

      Article
    In this Virtual Branch Tim Franks, acclaimed BBC Journalist, talks about his personal history and identity drawing on his new biography The Lines we Draw: The Journalist, The Jew and an argument about identity.  We will delve into Tim's experiences as a journalist in some of the world's major conflict zones,...
    Virtual Branch Recording: The Lines we Draw
  • Life in East Germany and the collapse of the GDR

      Modern German History
    In this podcast Dr Hester Vaizey looks at what life was like for East Germans and also examines what led to the collapse of the GDR and the impact of reunification.
    Life in East Germany and the collapse of the GDR
  • Virtual Branch Recording: Women and the Reformations

      Article
    The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of men. But women were central to the transformations that took place in Europe and beyond. What was life like for them in this turbulent period? How did their actions and ideas shape Christianity and influence societies around the world? ...
    Virtual Branch Recording: Women and the Reformations
  • Film: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire

      Age of Emergency
    In the 1950s, Britain fought a series of brutal wars against insurgents in the colonies of Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus. How did people at home experience these wars? How did they learn about the use of torture and other unsettling tactics? And how did they respond to this knowledge? In...
    Film: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire
  • Virtual Branch recording: The survival strategies of the Near Eastern powers facing Mongol invasion

      Virtual Branch Film
    The Mongol invasions into the Near East had a devastating effect upon many societies, sultanates, empires and kingdoms. For decades, wave after wave of armies swept across the area, defeating every army sent against them and utterly reshaping the area’s complex political ecosystem. Some powers fell in battle; some submitted...
    Virtual Branch recording: The survival strategies of the Near Eastern powers facing Mongol invasion
  • An Interview with Matt Cook, Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexuality

      Multipage Article
    In this series of filmed interviews, Professor Matt Cook, who has the Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexuality, Mansfield College, University of Oxford, addresses some of the key questions currently on the agenda around LGBTQ+ rights, language and politics. In many of the sections he explores his own...
    An Interview with Matt Cook, Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexuality
  • Recorded webinar series: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on Genocide

      Multipage Article
    9 December 2023 was the 75th anniversary of the passing of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (known as the UN Convention on Genocide). The convention was a clear statement by the international community that crimes of that nature should never happen...
    Recorded webinar series: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on Genocide
  • Film: Bricks and the making of the city - London in the 19th century

      Virtual Branch
    In this HA Virtual Branch talk Peter Hounsell drew on his recently published book Bricks of Victorian London, exploring the crucial role brick production played in the creation of Britain's capital and why the important place of bricks in the fabric of the city isn't always obvious. Peter Hounsell has published...
    Film: Bricks and the making of the city - London in the 19th century
  • St Augustine of Hippo

      The History of Christianity
    In this podcast Dr Conrad Leyser of Worcester College, University of Oxford, looks at the life, ideas and significance of St Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD).
    St Augustine of Hippo
  • The Development of the Navy through the 19th Century

      Nelson and the Royal Navy
    Professor Andrew Lambert outlines the key role of Nelson and the Royal Navy in Napoleon’s defeat, and the development of the navy through the nineteenth century; from technology and infrastructure to naval recruitment and the various reforms which took place during that period.
    The Development of the Navy through the 19th Century
  • Film: Why does the massacre of the Armenians in the First World War still get overlooked?

      Virtual Branch
    Why is the term 'Armenian Genocide' controversial, with many countries still not acknowledging a genocide at all? What do we know about the event of 1915 and the plight of the Armenian community in Turkey? How can we grapple with a history that many people want to forget? In this...
    Film: Why does the massacre of the Armenians in the First World War still get overlooked?
  • History of Electricity

      The History of the Royal Society
    In this series of podcasts Dr Patricia Fara of Clare College, Cambridge, examines the role of the Royal Society in the development of electricity.
    History of Electricity
  • Bismarck, German Unification & the Rise of the German Empire

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Colin Storer of the University of Warwick looks at the life of Otto von Birsmarck (1815-1898), his role in German unification, the rise of the German Empire, his downfall and his legacy. 1. Bismarck’s background. 2. Career progression. 3. How important was Bismarck to the cause...
    Bismarck, German Unification & the Rise of the German Empire
  • The Nazi Economy

      Podcast
    In this podcast, Dr Christopher Dillon of King's College London, discusses the importance of the German economy to the rise of the Nazi Party and discusses the development of the Nazi economy between 1933 and 1945.
    The Nazi Economy
  • The Ottoman impact on the development of Islam

      A History of the Ottomans
    In this podcast, Dr. Fred Anscombe explores changes in the religion of Islam through the period of the Ottoman Empire. He describes the different principles of Islam known as Sufism, Hanafi, and Sharia, and how they influenced the Ottomans.
    The Ottoman impact on the development of Islam
  • The Kingdoms and Empires of Oyo and Dahomey 1608-1800

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Toby Green of King's College London looks at the African Kingdoms and Empires of Oyo and Dahomey 1608-1800, in the area that today is Benin and North central Nigeria.
    The Kingdoms and Empires of Oyo and Dahomey 1608-1800
  • Researching the Korean War

      Podcast
    In this podcast, Professor Kathryn Weathersby (Korean University), discusses researching the Korean War. This podcast was produced as part of the Korean War Teacher Fellowship programme, and the Historical Association is delighted to be working with the World History Digital Education Foundation sponsored by the Korea Foundation on this programme as part of a wider...
    Researching the Korean War
  • The Language & Politics of the Indian Independence Movement

      A History of Modern India
    In this podcast Dr Pritipuspa Mishra of the University of Southampton discusses how the language and politics of the Indian Independence movement changed between 1847 and 1947.
    The Language & Politics of the Indian Independence Movement
  • The Origins of the Norman Conquest

      Podcast
    In this podcast Professor David Bates of the University of East Anglia looks at the origins of the Norman Conquest.
    The Origins of the Norman Conquest
  • The Great Schism

      The History of Christianity
    In this podcast Professor Robert Swanson of the University of Birmingham looks at the Great Schism, the split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1418.
    The Great Schism
  • The American Civil War

      The History of the United States
    In this set of podcasts Dr Adam Smith of University College London looks at the origins, the development and the significance of the American Civil War.
    The American Civil War
  • The Han Dynasty

      Chinese history
    The Han Dynasty was China's second imperial dynasty and lasted from 206 BC–220 AD. It followed the Qin Dynasty and was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period. The Han Dynasty is one of the crucial periods in understanding Chinese History and much of current Chinese culture. The Dynasty lasted 400 years and was considered by many as a Golden Age. It...
    The Han Dynasty
  • The Church of England 1800-present

      Podcast
    In this podcast the Revd Dr Jeremy Morris, Dean, Fellow, and Director of Studies in Theology at King's College looks at the history of the Church of England from 1800 and it's changing role in British society.
    The Church of England 1800-present
  • The Spanish Jewish Expulsion

      Podcast
    The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of practicing Jews from the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and its territories...
    The Spanish Jewish Expulsion