Category: Political history audio AudioUnfolding the court case that banned a 1920s lesbian novelMonday 11 September 2017In 1928 Radclyffe Hall wrote ‘The Well of Loneliness’, a novel that featured female characters...AudioMedieval treason and magicThursday 15 June 2017In this podcast, two of our records specialists tell us about treason and necromancy in The National...Audio‘Dadland’: the father who was also an undercover guerrilla agentThursday 18 May 2017Keggie Carew discusses her book ‘Dadland’, a story about a madcap English childhood, the...AudioTracy Borman on ‘The Private Lives of the Tudors’Monday 6 March 2017Tracy Borman reveals how the Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of...AudioThe life and death of King JohnTuesday 29 November 2016King John’s acts of misgovernment prompted his barons to demand reform, setting the kingdom...AudioJonathan Dimbleby on ‘The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War’Wednesday 19 October 2016In this talk, broadcaster and acclaimed author Jonathan Dimbleby shows how Britain’s success in...AudioNever Forget: The Holocaust and Nazi PersecutionFriday 7 October 2016In this talk – held as part of Holocaust Memorial Day – record specialists Ela...AudioMagna Carta: Law, Liberty and LegacyTuesday 6 September 2016In this podcast, Julian Harrison discusses Magna Carta’s fascinating history and legacy, focusing on...AudioEngland’s Immigrants between 1330 and 1550Tuesday 23 August 2016This talk explores a new research database which provides an insight into immigration in...AudioFirst Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine ChurchillWednesday 3 August 2016Sonia Purnell presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most...AudioBig Data and the gendering of Parliamentary languageFriday 22 July 2016Luke Blaxill discusses the ways in which Big Data techniques can introduce quantification into...Audio100 years of the WI: The acceptable face of feminismThursday 7 July 2016Professor Maggie Andrews discusses some of the key campaigns and concerns of the Women’s... « 1 2 3 4 … 9 »