Britain & Ireland
What was it about industrialisation that led to the emergence of a woman’s movement in Victorian Britain? Why do we see so many people fighting for so many rights and liberties in this period and what are the origins of some of the issues we still campaign on today? This section includes our major series on Social and Political Change in the UK from 1800 to the present day. There are also articles and podcasts on the often violent relationship between England and Ireland during this period and England’s changing relationship with Scotland and Wales. Read more
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Louis, John, and William: the 'Dame Europa' pamphlets, 1870-1871
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Magna Carta and the development of the British constitution
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Marcus Morris and Eagle
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Medical aspects of the battle of Waterloo
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Memorial Oaks at Wolsingham School
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Mountbatten in retirement: the abortive trip to rebel Rhodesia
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My grandfather's recollections of the invasion of Normandy
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Navigating the ‘imperial history wars’
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Neville Chamberlain: Villain or Hero?
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Newcastle and the General Strike 1926
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Nineteenth Century African chiefs in Nuneaton: A local mystery uncovered
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Obituaries: the first verdict in history
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Oscar Wilde: the myth of martydom
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Oxford's Literary War: Oxford University's servicemen and the Great War
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Personality & Power: The individual's role in the history of twentieth-century Europe
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Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding
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Pleasure Piers: a sign of Victorian exuberance
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Podcast Series: Britain's Changing Population
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Podcast Series: Britain's Cold War
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Podcast Series: British LGBTQ+ History
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