History by topic
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.
History by topic (V300): The study of recording, interpreting and comparing developments of particular skills, artefacts, cultures or other areas of interest.
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Monarchy and Revolution 1625-1815 |
This course looks at Britain and France,1625 and 1815, when the very idea and nature of Monarchical rule came under persistent Revolutionary... |
Charles I, Robespierre, Napoleon, English Civil War, American Revolution, French Revolution, Napoleonic Empire | view |
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British Agricultural Revolution 1600-1870 |
Recent historical research has challenged previous ideas about the timing and nature of a British agricultural revolution when agricultural... |
Archaeology, Agriculture, Agricultural history | view |
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To Prove Myself a Villain? History, Controversy and the Ideas of Tyranny |
This course examines five figures who have left dramatic and controversial marks on popular history: Richard III, Cromwell, Robespierre, Lenin,... |
British history, European history, modern history | view |
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The First War on Terror: Revolutionary France and the British Response |
This course explores Anglo-French politics in the late eighteenth century when the outbreak of Revolution in... |
Terror, History | view |
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Pathe News, Mussolini and the March on Rome |
March on Rome, ‘Italian Demonstration, Mussolini in Top Hat, March on Rome’ , 1922 |
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Connecticut Resolutions on the Stamp Act |
Connecticut Resolutions on the Stamp Act: December 10, 1765 |
American Independence, American Revolution | view |
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What is the Third Estate? |
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes: "What is the Third Estate? [Excerpts], 1789 |
French Revolution, Sieyes, Third estate | view |
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BBC History Podcast, Richard III Special |
BBC History Magazine, History Extra Podcast, Lin Foxhall, Phil Stone and Matt Elton, Richard III Special - on the finding of his body (first 47... |
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England |
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England.Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 1609-1674 |
English Civil War, Edward Hyde, Clarendon | view |
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The Boston Port Act |
The Boston Port Act : March 31, 1774 |
American Independence, American Revolution, Intolerable acts | view |