Topic guides

New topics don’t have to be scary. If you want to get ahead of the game and find out what the essentials are that you need to know, then you’ll find our handy short topic guides a useful place to start.

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  • 20th Century Europe: A Selection of Articles

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    Below follows a list of useful articles for those of you studying the 20th century. Not all of these articles will directly relate to your courses, but they will provide the context for you to understand what was going on in Europe at this time. Please also refer to separate...

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  • American Dime Novels 1860-1915

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    This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today   Dime novels | Dime novel craze...

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  • American History Selected Articles

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    American History - selected articles: 1. American West, up to 20th Century.    The American Diplomatic Tradition Have gun, will travel: The myth of the frontier in the Hollywood Western Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show opens London's Earl Court in 1887 Savages and rattlesnakes', Washington, District of Columbia: A...

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  • American West Depth Study Podcasts

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    In this series of podcasts Dave Martin examines the American West. What is the American West depth study actually about?What can we learn from the parallel lives of Custer and Crazy Horse?Who was with Custer at the Little Big Horn?Why did the Plains Indians lose the struggle for the Great...

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  • British Empire

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    A selection of publications that link to the British Empire. See also our two podcast series The British Empire 1600-1800 and The British Empire 1800-present. A Commercial Revolution: the rise of a trading empire (Classic pamphlet by Ralph Davis) The pattern of overseas trade is always in movement: new commodities are constantly appearing,...

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  • Crime & Punishment - Factors and Time Periods

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    The history of crime and punishment across time spreads over 2500 years. It is really important that you have a way of making sense of this. In this podcast you will hear how the course has been divided into time periods, and learn about the main factors that affect crime,...

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  • Crime and Punishment - Roman to Early Modern

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    This podcast gives you an overview of the main changes and continuities in crime, punishment, trials and policing between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Early Modern Period. Rome to Early Modern Crime and Punishment>>>

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  • Crime and Punishment Selected Articles

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    Crime and Punishment - selected HA articles: Wanted, The Elusive Charlie Peace': A Sheffield Killer Of The 1870s As Popular Hero The 'Penny Dreadful' Occult and Witches Kett's Rebellion 1549 The Great Revolt of 1381

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  • Medicine Selected Articles

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    Medicine selected articles: Anorexia Nervosa in the 19th Century Cholera and the fight for public health reform in the 19th century Child Health and School meals Nottingham 1906-45 Benjamin Jesty: Grandfather of Vaccination The ideological contribution of The Times in favour of motherhood in Great-Britain between 1910 and 1920 Two...

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  • Modern Russia

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    A selection of useful articles on modern Russia and the USSR:  1. Alexander II: Emancipation and Reform in Russia 1855-1881 The ‘great reforms' of Tsar Alexander II (1855-81) are generally recognised as the most significant events in modern Russian history between the reign of Peter the Great and the revolutions...

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  • Roman Crime and Punishment

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    The Romans are known as forward thinkers who were well advanced for their time.  But did they manage to conquer crime? Listen to this podcast to find out.

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  • Social and Political Change: Britain 1800-present

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    A selection of articles and publications that link to Social and Political Change in Britain from 1800. These articles are all free to HA Student Members  See also our 5-part Podcast series on Social and Political Change in Britain from 1800 1. The People's PensionPodcast of lecture by Professor Chris Wrigley.  2....

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  • The Aztecs & Spanish Conquest for GCSE

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    Ian Mursell set up Mexicolore in 1980 with his Mexican partner Graciela Sánchez and has worked since then with a wide variety of heritage and academic partners specialising in Aztec and Maya history. With the Aztecs now becoming a study unit on the OCR 2016 GCSE specification B, the Historical...

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  • The Bloody Code - Early Modern Crime and Punishment

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    Between circa 1690 and 1820 the number of crimes punishable by the death penalty grew from 50 to over 200. This short podcast will help to explain why this trend developed.

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  • The Cold War

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    The Cold War on one page: This short factoid will help you to remember the key dates, events and personalities of the Cold war. Why not download it for your bedroom wall or folder?

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  • World War 1 Literature

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    The Social and Political Climate in Britain before the Great War This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join...

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