Historical Periods
History is the story of all that has passed and everything that people have done, thought and experienced, from ancient times right up to today's news. Here you can explore Ancient history, discover the Medieval period, learn about Early Modern history (15th-18th centuries) or get into Modern history.
Ancient
- Archaeology on the edge
- Film: The Making of Early England 500-1066
- 'Veni, Vidi, Vici!'
- Podcast Series: From the Stone Age to the Romans
- Podcast Series: Ancient British and Irish Pagan Religion
- Roman Britain
Medieval
- Virtual Branch Recording: The First King of England
- Using financial records to gain insights into medieval society
- Edgar Ætheling: what happened to the boy who never became king?
- Update: The Princes in the Tower
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course
- Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England
Early Modern
- Female protagonists in early East India Company history
- Real Lives: the long life of Old Tom Parr
- More than skin deep: unmasking the history of cold cream
- Out and About: The historical significance of the Botanic Garden in Oxford
- Schools of Vice: how a medical scandal led to the dismantling of Britain’s last prison hulks
- The Historian 166: Crime and Punishment
Modern
- Film: Power and Protest in Ireland – 1714 to 1785
- Film: Proto-feminism in Britain and Ireland – 1714 to 1785
- The success of the Salford General Strike of 1911
- Making and breaking Britain’s national energy order
- Film: Power and Protest in Scotland – 1714 to 1785
- Film: Queer British History – 1714 to 1785