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  • Origins of the Northern Irish Civil Rights Movement

      Northern Irish History
    In this podcast Dr Stuart Aveyard of Queens University Belfast looks at the origins of the Northern Irish Civil rights movement that developed in the 60s and 70s and the impact of Bloody Sunday.
    Origins of the Northern Irish Civil Rights Movement
  • The Anglo-Saxons

      Podcast
    In this HA Podcast Series Professor Joanna Story of the University of Leicester looks at the history of the Anglo-Saxons.
    The Anglo-Saxons
  • 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
  • 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
  • The British Humanist Association

      Podcast
    In this podcast Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association looks at the origins and history the British Humanist Association.
    The British Humanist Association
  • The British Muslim Community

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Sophie Gilliat-Ray of Cardiff University looks at the growth and development of the British Muslim Community.
    The British Muslim Community
  • An Introduction to the Renaissance

      European History
    In this podcast Dr Gabriele Neher of the University of Nottingham provides an introduction to the Renaissance.
    An Introduction to the Renaissance
  • The Irish Famine

      19th Century Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Peter Gray examines the impact and significance of the Irish Famine and looks at why it was so devastating.
    The Irish Famine
  • 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.
    Britain & the Cold War
  • Poverty under the Tudors

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Sue Doran explores poverty, population increase and unemployment under the Tudors. Motives for tackling poverty: charity, rebellion and humanism. Distinctions between the poor: the deserving and the undeserving. Government responses and approaches - the Poor Laws - support and discipline. The approaches of local authorities and...
    Poverty under the Tudors
  • 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
  • The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

      Podcast
    In this podcast Kate Hudson, the General Secretary of CND, looks at the history of CND in the 20th and 21st Century.
    The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
  • Introduction to the Persian Empire

      Podcast
    An introduction to the Persian Empire featuring Professor Thomas Harrison of the University of Liverpool.
    Introduction to the Persian Empire
  • The Scottish Islands in the Medieval Period

      Scottish History
    In this short podcast Dr Alex Woolf looks at the slow Gaelicisation of the Scottish islands over the medieval period.
    The Scottish Islands in the Medieval Period
  • Second Wave Feminism in the UK

      20th Century Women's History
    In this podcast Ms Jean Spence looks at the origins, the development and the gains achieved by second wave feminism.
    Second Wave Feminism in the UK
  • The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

      Early Modern World History
    In this podcast Professor Gad Heuman of the University of Warwick examines the origins of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the triangular trade, race, slave society and the changing interpretations of the abolition of the slave trade. (See also podcast The business of slavery: Economic history in the classroom from the HA's Britain and...
    The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
  • The Huguenots in Britain & Ireland

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Kathy Chater looks at the history of the British Huguenot community and the largest mass migration in European history until the 20th Century.
    The Huguenots in Britain & Ireland
  • Britain & Ireland in the early 19th Century

      19th Century Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Peter Gray of Queen's University Belfast looks at the origins of the demands for a change to the constitutional relationship between Britain and Ireland in the early 19th century and the factors that were leading to division between the Catholic and Protestant communities in this period.
    Britain & Ireland in the early 19th Century
  • 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
  • The Catholic British Community 1800-present.

      Podcast
    In this podcast Michael Hodgetts examines the development of the British Catholic Community from 1800 to the present day.
    The Catholic British Community 1800-present.
  • The Road to the First English Civil War

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Professor Jackie Eales of Canterbury Christchurch University and former President of the Historical Association looks at the road to the First Civil War.
    The Road to the First English Civil War
  • 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
  • The Northern Irish Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement

      Northern Irish History
    In this podcast Dr Stuart Aveyard looks at how 'the Troubles' developed over the 1970s, 80s and 90s and discusses the key factors that led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
    The Northern Irish Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement
  • British LGBTQ+ Community: Changes over the last 200 years

      Podcast
    In this podcast Professor Sally R Munt looks at how the lives of individuals within the LGBTQ+ community have changed over the last 200 years and asks: what accounts for this change?
    British LGBTQ+ Community: Changes over the last 200 years
  • UK Women's Movement: How did Women achieve the Vote?

      20th Century Women's History
    In this podcast Professor June Hannam of the University of the West of England looks at the key forces that led to women achiving the vote in the early 20th century.
    UK Women's Movement: How did Women achieve the Vote?