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  • 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
  • Ferdinand and Isabella: the Unification of Spain

      Early Modern European History
    In this podcast Dr Glyn Redworth examines the cultural differences and differences of ambition of Ferdinand and Isabella, their marriage as a personal union as opposed to political union, what happened after the death of Queen Isabella in 1504 and motives for unification.
    Ferdinand and Isabella: the Unification of Spain
  • The Islamic conquest of Spain and the Reconquista

      Medieval European History
    In this podcast Dr Francois Soyer, of the University of Southampton, looks at the establishment of an Islamic Spain, the transmission of knowledge from the Islamic world to Latin Christendom and the Reconquista
    The Islamic conquest of Spain and the Reconquista
  • The First Crusade - Antioch, Edessa, the fall of Jerusalem and the Crusader States

      Medieval World History
    In this podcast Professor Riley-Smith examines Antioch: the turning point of the Crusade, Edessa, the advance on Jerusalem, the use of modern warfare, the massacre of Jerusalem, ethnic cleansing, the consequences of the fall of Jerusalem and the creation of the Crusader States.
    The First Crusade - Antioch, Edessa, the fall of Jerusalem and the Crusader States
  • 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
  • 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