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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David Cannadine Interview about his book: The Right Kind of History
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The Right Kind of History. An Interview with Nicola Sheldon, Jenny Keating and John Hamer
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The Coming of War in 1939
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The Undergrowth of History
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The Irish in Britain 1815-1914
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The mechanical heroes of the Battle of Britain
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The Tale of Two Winstons
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An Intimate History of Your Home - Lucy Worsley
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Oxford's Literary War: Oxford University's servicemen and the Great War
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The Second World War
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The British Government's Confidential Files on the United States
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Smithfield's Bartholomew Fair
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The British General Strike 1926
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Irish Unionism 1885-1922
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Pleasure Piers: a sign of Victorian exuberance
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Imperialism resurgent: European attempts to 'recolonise' South East Asia after 1945
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Arnold Wilkins: Pioneer of British Radar
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The price of reform: the people's budget and the present trauma
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Remembering Neville Chamberlain
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The Advent of Decimalisation in Britain: 1971
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