Hitler and Stalin: tyrants at war
Laurence Rees compares the actions of the two dictators over the course of the Second World War
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How historians helped build the British empire
Priya Satia explores how historians helped advance the British empire, only to later become critics of imperialism
When British pop invaded America
David Hepworth tells the story of the British rock bands – from the Beatles and Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin – who took the United States by storm in the 1960s
The collapse of the Third Reich
Frank McDonough discusses his new book charting the demise of Hitler’s Germany from 1940-45.
Domesday Book: medieval big data
Stephen Baxter discusses the latest insights revealed by a new study of the 11th-century survey of England
The Renaissance: everything you wanted to know
Professor Jerry Brotton responds to listener questions and popular internet search queries about the Renaissance era.
The decline and death of Henry VIII
Robert Hutchinson gives a lecture on the Tudor monarch’s final years, plagued by illness, bankruptcy, and thwarted ambitions
Was the 1990s a golden age for British South Asians?
Kavita Puri discusses the experiences of British South Asians during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Editor’s pick: Ian Kershaw on postwar Europe
In this episode from our archive, Ian Kershaw offers his take on how the continent has developed since the Second World War
Brexit’s long historical roots
Robert Tombs discusses the historical background to Brexit, exploring Britain’s long and fluctuating relationship with Europe