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Medieval 1066 - 1485
- Focus on Film
  Investigate film as a historical source
  
  Topics
- Crime and Punishment
  From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
  
  Topics

Early Modern 1485 - 1750
- Dissolution of the Monasteries
  Henry VIII changes the face of England with the stroke of a pen
  
  Workshops
- Mid-Tudor Crisis Study Day
  Debate Queen Mary I's reign at the Archives and Hampton Court
  
  Workshops
- Elizabeth I in her own words
  Examine speeches and letters from the pen of Gloriana herself
  
  Workshops
- - Focus on Film
    Investigate film as a historical source
    
    Topics
  - Civil War
    King and subjects fight it out in the 1640s
    
    Topics
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Topics
  - The English Civil War
    Why did England become a republic in 1649?
    
    Workshops
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Empire and industry 1750 - 1850
- Chartism on Trial
  Home Office documents take us to the heart of the movement
  
  Workshops
- Power, Politics and Protest
  The growth of political rights in 19th century Britain
  
  Topics
- Rebecca Riots
  What happened during them?
  
  Lessons
- - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Topics
  - Helyntion Beca (Welsh)
    Beth a ddigwyddodd yn ystod
    
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Victorians 1850 - 1901
- Crime and Punishment
  From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
  
  Topics
- Power, Politics and Protest
  The growth of political rights in 19th century Britain
  
  Topics

Early 20th century 1901 - 1918
- Suffragettes Study Day
  Work with police files and meet a suffragette at Hampton Court
  
  Workshops
- Focus on Film
  Investigate film as a historical source
  
  Topics
- Votes for Women
  Uncover the tactics and treatment of militant suffragettes
  
  Workshops
- - Easter Rising 1916
    Did Britain's actions push Ireland closer to Republicanism?
    
    Workshops
  - The Cabinet Papers 1915-78
    History through the eyes of 60 years of British cabinets
    
    Topics
  - Russian Revolution 1917
    The overthrow of the Tsar and the rise of the Bolsheviks
    
    Workshops
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Topics
  - Britain 1906-18
    Contrast, contradiction and change
    
    Topics
  - Deeds Not Words
    Was militancy a help or hindrance to the Suffragette cause?
    
    Videoconferences
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Interwar 1918 - 1939
- Rise of National Socialism
  Joseph Goebbels and the Nazi power of persuasion
  
  Workshops
- Heroes & Villains
  Investigate the movers and shakers of the 20th century
  
  Topics
- British Union of Fascists
  The rise of the far right in 1930s Britain
  
  Workshops
- - The Cabinet Papers 1915-78
    History through the eyes of 60 years of British cabinets
    
    Topics
  - Focus on Film
    Investigate film as a historical source
    
    Topics
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Topics
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Second World War 1939 - 1945
- The Art of War
  Britain's war artists capture the conflict in artwork
  
  Topics
- The Cabinet Papers 1915-78
  History through the eyes of 60 years of British cabinets
  
  Topics
- Focus on Film
  Investigate film as a historical source
  
  Topics
- - Heroes & Villains
    Investigate the movers and shakers of the 20th century
    
    Topics
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
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Postwar 1945 - present
- To Keep or Not to Keep
  Argue with experts to save your choice of object
  
  Workshops
- Cold War
  How did relations between the wartime allies turn frosty?
  
  Workshops
- AS / A2 Level History Masterclass
  Join us for an exciting taste of Oxford University history
  
  Workshops
- - Personal Study Workshop
    Amazing source material and help with your research
    
    Workshops
  - Focus on Film
    Investigate film as a historical source
    
    Topics
  - Heroes & Villains
    Investigate the movers and shakers of the 20th century
    
    Topics
  - The Cabinet Papers 1915-78
    History through the eyes of 60 years of British cabinets
    
    Topics
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Topics
  - Cold War
    The cautious struggle of nuclear powers
    
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