How was violence essential to sustaining the British Empire, and why is teaching this imperative in today’s world? Listen to the latest episode History Workshop Podcast.
History Workshop Podcast
S2, E4: Women On The Frontline Of Empire
Listen to Yasmin Khan explore some of the most marginal and forgotten voices in British Second World War history, in her 2019 Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture on “Women on the Frontline of Empire”.
S2, E3: The Ballads of Peterloo
In a new episode of the History Workshop Podcast, we explore the radical legacy of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 by hearing from ballad experts and folk musicians.
S2, E3: History Acts – Environment
As students take to the streets to demand action on climate change, listen to activists and historians discuss solutions to environmental crisis at both global and local levels.
S2, E2: History Acts – The Left in Government
As the UK Labour Party charts a new direction under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, activists and historians discuss the Left in government in the latest History Workshop Podcast.
Season 2, Episode 1: Historical Fiction and the Perils of Family Story
Author Emma Darwin discusses trying, and failing, to write a novel about her insanely eminent family.
Episode 8: The Money of the Poor
In this episode of the History Workshop podcast, Rebecca Spang looks back to the era of the French Revolution to explore the power dynamics of decentralized currencies.
