World
The modern world cannot be studied without examining the course, impact and legacy of two world wars, the resources in this section set out to look at both the First and Second World Wars in their global context. The section also includes the Cold War and its impact in Latin America, South-East Asia and parts of Africa. This period also sees the rise and fall of European imperialism and the changing nature of global politics and economics as technology brings different stories from so many parts of the world directly to us. Read more
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Introductory film: Khrushchev - Interpretations
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The Olympics - politics, impact and legacy - its not just about the sport
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Webinar series: The Olympic Games
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Muddy Waters: from migrant to music icon
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My Favourite History Place: The Tenement Museum, New York
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History Abridged: American Policy: theory and practice over 200 years
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Facing the Revolution: the other Americans
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Doomed to fail: America’s intervention in Vietnam
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Anti-Americanism in Britain during the Second World War
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Ending Camelot: the assassination of John F Kennedy
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The Spanish-American War revisited: rise of an American empire?
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Evelyn Waugh’s books on the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935–36
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The Mary Celeste: the history of a mystery
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Mountbatten in retirement: the abortive trip to rebel Rhodesia
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Real Lives: Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954)
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The rise and fall of Nauru
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Recorded Webinar: India and the Second World War
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Recorded Webinar: ‘Drawing the Line’: the 1947 Partition of India
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Recorded Webinar: Resisting Reagan
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Film: Rethinking the origins of the Cold War
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