Examine the decisive vote to remain in the EEC, and the success of the 'yes' campaign.
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This lecture examines Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, and her political role and patronage of the arts.
This series explores America’s War of Independence from 1775-1815, really its first Civil War. It pitched Americans against Americans: Patriots vs Loyalists. This examines perspectives from the victors and the vanquished.
The First World War was a cataclysmic event. This course examines international relations before 1914, the countries which fought the war, how it started, the expectations of the participants, and assesses the war's historical significance,
Austria was the great power of Central Europe in 1780, Austria's ruler was was the Holy Roman Emperor of German Europe. How did this situation change by 1918? This is the story of the development of Imperial Austria from empire to a European republic.
Why did revolution break out again and again during the tumultuous 17th and 18th centuries? And why did they play such a key role in shaping the very nature of modern western political culture? Explore with us this fascinating topic!
Britain in the Twenties and Thirties looked back to the lost world before 1914, but also forward to a future of progress in international relations, democratic freedoms, greater equality and personal fulfillment, in years haunted also by fears of war.
This course examines the rise and fall of the British Empire and its manifold legacies in Britain and beyond.
The recent discovery of Richard III's remains in Leicester highlights the dynamic new research being conducted into the period known as the Wars of the Roses. This course asks students to engage with the latest work on this exciting and tumultuous period.
The reign of Henry VIII transformed British history. This ten-week online course charts the political, religious and cultural changes of the period.
This course analyses why the inter-war years were a period of such political extremism. It will investigate the distinctive features of Soviet Communist ideology and the impact of Lenin and Stalin on the USSR.
In addition to tracing the evolution of the modern state and political ideas and ideologies, this course focuses on issues that confront people from all parts of the world on a day-to-day basis.