History
History

In this course, Professor Susan Curtis (Purdue University) explains the causes and effects of international and internal migration patterns during the 1920s and what effects this had on popular culture in the United States. We start by examining...
6 lectures
0:54:37
Prof. Susan Curtis
Purdue University
History

In this course, Professor Woody Holton (University of South Carolina) discusses the ratification of the US Constitution, along with the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights. We start by looking at the structure of the Constitution - the...
4 lectures
0:45:25
Prof. Woody Holton
University of South Carolina
History

In this course, Professor Woody Holton (University of South Carolina) explores the origins of US Constitution and the differing ideological positions on the structure and function of the federal government in this period. We start by looking at...
4 lectures
0:50:52
Prof. Woody Holton
University of South Carolina
History

In this course, Professor Susan Curtis (Purdue University) explains the causes of the Second Great Awakening. We start by looking at the origins of the movement in the United States and then turn to examine its key characteristics. We then turn to...
6 lectures
0:33:57
Prof. Susan Curtis
Purdue University
History

In this course, Professor Jay Sexton (University of Missouri) explain the effects of the War of 1898 on the United States. We start by introducing the period as a whole and discussing the nomenclature of the topic. We then turn to examine the war...
6 lectures
0:45:19
Prof. Jay Sexton
University of Missouri
History

In this course, Professor Jay Sexton (University of Missouri) explains the similarities and differences in attitudes about the US’s proper role in the world in the period 1865-98. We start by looking at the key continuities in US foreign policy...
6 lectures
0:44:04
Prof. Jay Sexton
University of Missouri
History

In this course, Professor Simon Szreter (University of Cambridge) explores public health in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the first module, we take a look at what evidence survives for the historian when assessing public health in this period...
5 lectures
0:45:47
Prof. Simon Szreter
Cambridge University
History

In this course, Professor Malcolm Gaskill (University of East Anglia) explores the history of witchcraft in early modern England. In the first module we explore what we mean by witchcraft and how this changed over the centuries. We then turn to...
5 lectures
0:56:26
Prof. Malcolm Gaskill
University of East Anglia
History

In this course, Professor Stephen Rockwell (St. Joseph's College, New York) explains how and why migration and immigration to and within North America caused competition and conflict over the period 1754-1800. We start by looking at immigration to...
6 lectures
0:56:38
Prof. Stephen Rockwell
St. Joseph's College, New York
History

In this course, Dr Clare Jackson (University of Cambridge) explores the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. We start by taking a look at the geopolitical and religious challenges that accompanied James I and VI's accession to the English throne. We'll then...
6 lectures
1:05:55
Dr Clare Jackson
Cambridge University
History

In this course, Professor Sir Richard J. Evans discusses the rise of the Nazi Party from 1918-33. In the the first module, we'll set out the entire period with a timeline of crucial events. In the following modules, we'll then go on to answer some...
6 lectures
0:48:58
Prof. Sir Richard Evans
Cambridge University
History

In this course, Emma Griffin (University of East Anglia) explores the Industrial Revolution in Britain and its social consequences. In the first module we look at what the Industrial Revolution was. We’ll then move on to examine technological...
6 lectures
0:30:54
Prof. Emma Griffin
University of East Anglia