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European history

Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this subject, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the keywords to see resources sorted by more in-depth topics.

European history (V220): Historical studies focusing on continental Europe.

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Audio Quiz 1 - Answers

The answers to the first quiz.

 World War One, World War Two, Vichy France, Russian Revolution, Stalin, Nazi Germany view
Audio Quiz 1: Historical Background

One of two quizzes on our period, this first one dealing with historical background.

 First World War, Second World War, Vichy France, USSR, Weimar Germany, Soviet Union, birdsong, the plague, white guard, the reader, one day in the life of view
Audio Quiz 2 - Answers

Answers to the second and final of our two quizzes

 the plague, birdsong, the reader, one day in the life of, white guard, World War One, World War Two, USSR, Nazi Germany, Vichy France view
Audio Q&A Researching the Period (1914-1953)

A question & answer session with historians Linda Parker and James Platt

 British history, European history, World War One, World War Two, womens history, Church history view
Document Key Timeline WWI

Some key dates for World War One

 First World War view
Document Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Short extracts from Solzhenitsyn's seminal novel for criticism and review.

 Stalin, Russian, 1950s, Cold War view
Document Course Outline

Overview of the course with weekly topics and bibliography

 British history, European history, history and the novel view
Document Sebastian Faulks Birdsong

Short extracts from Faulk's seminal work for criticism and review.

 20th century, World War One, Novels, birdsong view
Document Key Timeline Interwar France

Some key dates and themes related to interwar France and the impact of Occupation

 Occupied France, Vichy France, Second World War view
Document Bernhard Schlink's The Reader

Short extracts from Schlink's seminal novel for criticism and reivew.

German history, Nazi Germany, Second World War view
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