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  • UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield discusses the key reasons for the growing domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments 1964-79 and looks at the effectiveness of their response.
    UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments
  • Britain and the domestic impact of World War II

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Dan Todman of Queen Mary, University of London takes a chronological look at Britain's involvement in World War 2 and examines the domestic impact it had.
    Britain and the domestic impact of World War II
  • Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield examines the key social, political and economic problems of the 1920s and 30s.
    Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s
  • Domestic impact of World War I

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Richard Grayson of Goldsmiths, University of London, looks at the domestic impact of World War I on the U.K.
    Domestic impact of World War I
  • Gladstone and Disraeli - Reform and Rivalry

      Podcasted history: The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans discusses the relationship and rivalry between Gladstone and Disraeli and their reforms.
    Gladstone and Disraeli - Reform and Rivalry
  • South Asian British History 1600-1800

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Sumita Mukherjee looks at the history of South Asians in Britain between 1600 and 1800.
    South Asian British History 1600-1800
  • African and Caribbean British History: Georgian Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka examines African and Caribbean British History during the Georgian period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Georgian Period
  • African and Caribbean British History: Stuart Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka looks at African and Caribbean British History during the Stuart period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Stuart Period
  • African and Caribbean British History: Tudor Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka discusses African and Caribbean British History during the Tudor period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Tudor Period
  • Politics in 18th Century Ireland

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast looks at Eighteenth-century politics and 'ordinary people' in Ireland.
    Politics in 18th Century Ireland
  • The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Sean Connolly of Queen's University Belfast examines the Eleven Years War, its' context within the English Civil War and alliances between differing Catholic and Protestant sides.
    The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest
  • The Development of Parliament during the Tudor period

      The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Dr Sue Doran looks at Parliament as a point of contact between the crown and the community, she explores whether there was an organised puritan opposition group, looks at the growing influence of parliaments under Elizabeth and how Elizabeth managed her parliaments.
    The Development of Parliament during the Tudor period
  • Elizabeth I and Spain: The road to war

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Sue Doran of Christ Church College, Oxford, discusses whether war with Spain was inevitable, why Tudor relations with Spain decline, the Netherlands, Elizabeth I's desire to avoid war, 1581 and the road to war.
    Elizabeth I and Spain: The road to war
  • Tudor Rebellions: Henry VII - Elizabeth I

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Steven Gunn of Merton College, Oxford, looks at the causes of rebellions, changes and continuity in the nature of rebellion, how historians have approached Tudor rebellion, rebellion as a process of negotiation, ways in which Tudor governments avoided rebellion, new ways to communicate, the growth of...
    Tudor Rebellions: Henry VII - Elizabeth I
  • The English Reformation and the Rise of an Empire

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Steven Gunn examines the significance and impact of the English Reformation, the church and state relationship, changes in church structure, the impact of changes on the individual, the effect of the English Reformation on England's status within the British Isles and within Europe and the rise...
    The English Reformation and the Rise of an Empire
  • Henry VIII, Spain & France

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Sue Doran discusses Henry VIII and Spain, relations with Ferdinand and Charles V an uneasy relationship, the problem of the annulment and overtures to Francis I of France.
    Henry VIII, Spain & France
  • Cardinal Wolsey - Career and Legacy

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Steven Gunn of Merton College, Oxford, discusses Wolsey as a statesman, historical interpretation, the revival of strength of royal government, the church, reform, heresy and education, Wolsey's impact on government, Wolsey and finance, Wolsey and military, Wolsey and social policy and Wolsey's legacy.
    Cardinal Wolsey - Career and Legacy
  • The Rise and Fall of Cardinal Wolsey

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Steven Gunn of Merton College, Oxford, looks at the rise of Wolsey, his foreign and domestic policy, failure in the 1520s and loss of favour, Wolsey's Rivals and his divided responsibilities: Papal servant vs Kings man.
    The Rise and Fall of Cardinal Wolsey
  • UK 1945-64 - Post War Consensus and the Welfare State

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield looks at the period 1945-64. What were the key forces that led to the welfare state and the post war consensuses? To what extent did this consensus transform the lives of British people?
    UK 1945-64 - Post War Consensus and the Welfare State
  • Ireland under the reigns of James II and William III

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast looks at the significance of reigns of James II and William III in Ireland.
    Ireland under the reigns of James II and William III
  • 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
  • Film: “The Talk Should Not Be Broadcast”: Homosexuality and the BBC before 1967

      Virtual Branch
    In the centenary year of the BBC, this Virtual Branch talk from Marcus Collins relates the strange tale of how the BBC did and did not broadcast about homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s and what it tells us about sexuality, broadcasting and the origins of permissiveness in mid-twentieth century Britain.  Marcus Collins...
    Film: “The Talk Should Not Be Broadcast”: Homosexuality and the BBC before 1967
  • Virtual Branch Recording: Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife

      Lives of medieval women
    What was life really like for women in the medieval period? How did they think about sex, death and God? Could they live independent lives?  Few women had the luxury of writing down their thoughts and feelings during medieval times. But remarkably, there are at least four who did: Marie de France,...
    Virtual Branch Recording: Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife