Category: Social history AudioWriter of the month: My history – Antonia FraserFriday 20 February 2015Antonia Fraser’s memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and 1940s but its real...AudioThe huns have got my gramophone: advertisements from the Great WarFriday 13 February 2015In the nineteenth century, Britain led the world in the production of illustrated books...AudioBlack Poppies: Britain’s black community and the Great WarThursday 22 January 2015Stephen Bourne talks about his latest book, Black Poppies, published by The History Press...AudioWriter of the month: Stories from behind the Berlin WallFriday 5 December 2014Hester Vaizey discusses her latest book, Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow...AudioPutting it all together: using archives to discover your community’s involvement in the First World WarTuesday 18 November 2014The names of the First World War dead are there for all to see,...AudioThe civil service in the First World WarFriday 14 November 2014The First World War affected every sector of society, as the nation’s resources were...VideoInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiositiesTuesday 11 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...AudioInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiosities – audioThursday 6 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...AudioWebinar: Why did people fear the Victorian workhouse?Wednesday 3 September 2014The workhouse was a major feature in the lives of the poor, whether or...AudioDid she kill him? Addiction, adultery and arsenic in Victorian BritainFriday 22 August 2014Florence Chandler was in her early 20s when she married much older James Maybrick,...AudioThe naval policy of the Free Church of ScotlandFriday 22 August 2014In 1843 the established Church of Scotland suffered a large secession of members who...AudioWriter of the month: A very British murderFriday 8 August 2014A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley’s account of a national obsession – a... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 31 »