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  • The First Crusade - Development across Europe and Asia Minor

      Medieval World History
    In this podcast Professor Riley-Smith looks at the epic nature of the First Crusade and how the crusade proceeded across Europe and Asia Minor.
    The First Crusade - Development across Europe and Asia Minor

  • The First Crusade - Causes and Consequences

      Medieval World History
    In this podcast Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith gives an outline of events and causes of the First Crusade.
    The First Crusade - Causes and Consequences

  • What did the end of the Cold War mean for American Power?

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Maria Ryan of the University of Nottingham discusses what the end of the Cold War meant for the power of the United States.
    What did the end of the Cold War mean for American Power?

  • Impact of the Cold War on the ordinary Russian Family

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Elena Hore of the University of Essex talks about her experience growing up in Moscow in the 1950s and 60s.
    Impact of the Cold War on the ordinary Russian Family

  • Impact of the Cold War on British and US Families.

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Matthew Grant of Teeside University examines the effect of the Cold War on ordinary people in the US and UK.
    Impact of the Cold War on British and US Families.

  • The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the New World

      Early Modern World History
    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.
    The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the New World

  • The Church in 10th and 11th Century England

      Podcasted history: The Anglo-Saxons
    In this podcast, Katy Cubitt, Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia, discusses the ways the church developed and changed in 10th and 11th century England. This period involved the rise of the local parish and the emergence of religious leaders who would attempt to ‘restore and purify' the religious...
    The Church in 10th and 11th Century England

  • Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 4

      Close-knit Communities?
    In this episode, Dr Hailwood investigates what the relationship between villagers might have been like four centuries ago. There can be a tendency to romanticise the ‘close-knit’ communities of a past age, but through a case study of a pub crawl in a Somerset village we come to see that...
    Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 4

  • Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 3

      Isolated and Insular?
    In this episode, Dr Hailwood (University of Bristol) examines whether rural villages were really as cut off from the outside world as is often assumed. The evidence of court records not only shows that people often travelled quite far as part of their work, but also that surprisingly high levels...
    Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 3

  • Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 2

      Working Life
    In this episode, Dr Hailwood (University of Bristol) uses witness statements from court records to reconstruct a ‘typical’ working day for 17th century villagers. Contrary to our expectations that men toiled in the fields all day whilst women were occupied with work around the home, the evidence reveals that both...
    Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 2

  • Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 1

      ‘Hard, Cold, Short?’
    In this episode, Dr Hailwood (University of Bristol) asks whether everyday life in English villages 400 years ago was really as uncomfortable and harsh as we generally tend to think. Not everybody died young, and although ‘creature comforts’ were not up to modern standards there is plenty of evidence that...
    Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 1

  • British-Irish Gypsy Traveller History (Part 2)

      Podcast
    In this second of two podcasts Dr Becky Taylor, Reader in Modern History at the University of East Anglia and Editor-in-Chief of 'History: The Journal of the Historical Association' is once again asked questions by Helen Snelson, Chair of HA Secondary Committee. Part Two focuses on the big stories of...
    British-Irish Gypsy Traveller History (Part 2)

  • British-Irish Gypsy Traveller History (Part 1)

      Podcast
    In this first of two podcasts Dr Becky Taylor, Reader in Modern History at the University of East Anglia and Editor-in-Chief of 'History: The Journal of the Historical Association' is asked questions by Helen Snelson, Chair of HA Secondary Committee. The questions in part one focus on how Dr Taylor...
    British-Irish Gypsy Traveller History (Part 1)

  • The First Crusade: Eastern Sources and Different Interpretations

      Medieval World History
    In this podcast Professor Peter Frankopan, University of Oxford, looks at the causes of the First Crusade through Eastern sources (Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Arabic and Hebrew), rather than Western (Latin) sources. Professor Frankopan discusses the different interpretations these sources provide and highlights the key role of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the rapid...
    The First Crusade: Eastern Sources and Different Interpretations

  • Peace & Negotiation in Medieval Britain (c. 1000–c. 1300)

      The importance of trusted messengers and negotiators
    The idea of medieval diplomacy conjures scenes of great drama: royal stalemates in which armies stared each other down across a river; surrender terms after decisive battles; and the pomp and circumstance of taking oaths, making knights, and performing homage. To maintain or establish peace, rulers had to make and...
    Peace & Negotiation in Medieval Britain (c. 1000–c. 1300)

  • War in Medieval Britain (c. 1000–c. 1300)

      War and the consequences of war
    The Norman Conquest of 1066. No date in English history is more well known; no image more famous than the Bayeux Tapestry. The very weight of the word ‘conquest’ can seem to resound with an inevitable, onward press of violent conquest spreading outwards across the island of Britain through the...
    War in Medieval Britain (c. 1000–c. 1300)

  • King John, Magna Carta and the First Barons' War

      Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
    In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, students and staff explore the history of King John's reign and the factors that led to the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede and the First Barons' War. In addition, this playlist also contains videos looking specifically at...
    King John, Magna Carta and the First Barons' War

  • 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

  • Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy in the 10th and 11th Centuries

      Anglo-Saxon History
    In this podcast Professor Katy Cubitt of the University of East Anglia discusses how the aristocracy developed and changed in the 10th and 11th centuries.
    Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy in the 10th and 11th Centuries

  • The US LGBTQ+ Movement from the 1990s

      A History of the United States
    In this podcast Joshua Hollands of University College London looks at the history of the US LGBTQ+ movement from the early 1990s to the present.
    The US LGBTQ+ Movement from the 1990s

  • The Spice and Silk routes in the late medieval era

      Podcast
    The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.  The spice trade involved historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe. Spices such as cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, star anise, clove, and turmeric were known and used...
    The Spice and Silk routes in the late medieval era

  • Henry III, Simon de Montfort and the Origins of Parliament

      Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
    In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, staff and students explore the reign of Henry III, baronial grievances and the Second Barons’ War, including the 1258 Provisions of Oxford, the most radical scheme of constitutional reform to be attempted in England until the post-Civil War...
    Henry III, Simon de Montfort and the Origins of Parliament

  • The Early Royal Society: From Bacon to Newton

      The History of the Royal Society
    In this podcast Keith Moore, Head of Libraries and Archives at the Royal Society looks at the early Royal Society.
    The Early Royal Society: From Bacon to Newton

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

      Ancient World History
    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...
    The Indus Valley Civilisation (3300BC to 1300BC)

  • 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