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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
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The Challenger Expedition
The History of the Royal Society
In this podcast Dr Jordan Goodman looks at the Challenger Expedition and its' scientific significance. The Challenger expedition of 1872 to 1876 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the mother vessel, HMS Challenger.
The Challenger Expedition
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Women in the US Peace Movement
Podcasted history: a history of the United States
In this podcast Dr Jon Coburn of the University of Lincoln examines the role, influence and significance of women in the US Peace Movement. Dr Coburn also examines how interconnected the Peace Movement was with the civil rights movements of the 1960's and 70's.
Dr Coburn is currently working with Emmy-nominated...
Women in the US Peace Movement
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The Legacy of Chartism
Podcast
In this podcast Professor Penelope Corfield looks at the legacy of the Chartist Movement, links to later political movements and discusses what the fate of the Chartist Movement can tell us about the difficulties in organising sustained protests and campaigning from outside the political system.
The Legacy of Chartism
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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)
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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)
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Women in Ancient Greek & Roman Literature
Podcast
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at women in Ancient Greek and Roman literature.
Women in Ancient Greek & Roman Literature
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Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Joanna Paul & Dr Paula Jones of the Open University discuss the role and significance of the Latin Poets in Roman society.
Latin Poets and their Role in Roman Society
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The Englishness of George Orwell
Podcast
George Orwell is best known for Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four - one book an allegory of The Russian Revolution, and the other a science fiction dystopia about a globalized world. Before these two last works, the heart and soul of Orwell's writing had been about England and the...
The Englishness of George Orwell
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Early British Women Engineers
Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines
In this podcast Henrietta Heald looks at some of the pioneering British women engineers of the early 20th century and the role they played in fighting for economic freedom.
'"Women have won their political independence. Now is the time for them to achieve their economic freedom too."
This was the...
Early British Women Engineers
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The Origins and Structure of the Roman Republic
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Federico Santangelo of the University of Newcastle looks at the origins of the Roman Republic, how was it structured and how did the Republic developed politically and culturally.
The Origins and Structure of the Roman Republic
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The Goths
Ancient European History
In this podcast Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Goths. The Goths were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
In the late 4th century, the lands of the Goths were invaded from the east by...
The Goths
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The Huns
Ancient European History
In this podcast Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Huns.
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. The Huns' arrival to Europe is associated with the migration westward of an Iranian people, the Alans. By 370 AD,...
The Huns
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Second Wave Feminism in the US
Podcasted history: a history of the United States
In this podcast Dr Gina Denton of the University of York discusses the multiple feminisms that comprise second wave feminism in the United States. Starting in the New Deal era of the 1930s, Dr Denton looks at how different individuals and groups progressed the women's rights movement through to the...
Second Wave Feminism in the US
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Charles Darwin's Early Life & the Voyage of the Beagle
The History of Science
In this podcast Professor Jim Secord and Dr Alison Pearn of the Darwin Correspondence Project look at Darwin's early life, education and the Voyage of the Beagle.
Charles Darwin's Early Life & the Voyage of the Beagle
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Akbar and the consolidation of Mughal control
The History of India
In this podcast Ushma Williams looks at the consolidation of Mughal control over India, political and economic developments, the impact of India on Akbar and the Mughal relationship with the Safavids, Ottomans and Europeans.
Akbar and the consolidation of Mughal control
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The Byzantine Empire & Regional Rivals
From global to regional superpower
In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the period from 500-1204 charting the history of the Empire as it met with formidable enemies and had to adapt to change.
The Byzantine Empire & Regional Rivals
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Primary History 62: History & ICT
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial
05 Using ICT to develop pupils' historical knowledge, understanding and thinking: the view from Ofsted - Michael Maddison HMI
06 The digital revolution - Jerome Freeman (Read article)
07 History, ICT and the digital age - Ben Walsh (Read article)
Features
08 Diogenes: English...
Primary History 62: History & ICT
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Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries
Podcast
In this podcast Trevor Barnes looks at the development of global intelligence and security services from their early origins to the present day. He examines at the role these services had during the two World Wars, the signficance of espionage in the development of the Cold War and the importance and...
Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries
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The Acts of Union
18th Century British History
In this podcast Dr Alex Murdoch of the University of Edinburgh looks at the origins and significance of the 1707 Acts of Union that joined the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland (previously separate states, with separate legislatures but with the same monarch) into a single, united kingdom...
The Acts of Union
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Queen Anne
18th Century British History
In this podcast Lady Anne Somerset looks at the life, reputation and legacy of Queen Anne – the last of the Stuart monarchs, and the first sovereign of Great Britain.
Anne was born on 6 February 1665 in London, the second daughter of James, Duke of York, brother of Charles II. Like many...
Queen Anne
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Legacy of the Crusades
Medieval World History
In this podcast Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith looks at the initial and long term effects of Crusades and examines how they have been treated by both western and eastern historians and thinkers over time.
Legacy of the Crusades
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The Mayflower voyage and the English settlement of North America
Early Modern North America
The 1620 Mayflower voyage was the result of the desire of a religious Christian group, the Puritans, who wished to break away from the Church of England and create a new community away from Catholic-influenced Europe. Plans for the voyage were fraught with problems in the summer of 1620, and the...
The Mayflower voyage and the English settlement of North America
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Roman Britain: a brief history
Reference guide for primary
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From the founding of the city of Rome in the...
Roman Britain: a brief history
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President Lincoln and the American West
Podcast
In this podcast Terry Graham examines the role of Abraham Lincoln and major Republican Party figures from the 1850s/1860s and their influence on the American West.
While Lincoln remains a much studied figure, his and his contemporaries’ role in shaping the American West in the 1860s and beyond is often less...
President Lincoln and the American West
