Skip to content

Pages tagged as Civil War

Digging up Spain's dead: Perspectives Featuring: audio, Copyrighted Image Fotomy_info via Dreamstime.com under subscription.

By Dr Georgina Blakeley (The Open University), Professor Paul Preston (Guest), Emilio Silva (Guest)

07 November 2010

For decades, silence has surrounded the civil war and General Franco's dictatorship - but now Spain is starting to confront its past. Dr Georgina Blakeley...  Read more : Digging up Spain's dead: Perspectives

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 1 rating
1 vote   0 comments

OU on the BBC: Civil WarCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By The Civil War team (The Open University)

02 September 2008

The English Civil War was a profound political event in 17th century Europe. Scotland, England, Ireland, and Wales were ripped apart by religious and political...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Civil War

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

Philosophy in AfghanistanCopyrighted Image Derek Matravers

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

21 September 2007

Derek Matravers blogs about a Philosopher's impressions of Afghanistan.  Read more : Philosophy in Afghanistan

4.333335
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.3 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679)Controlled

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

30 August 2006

Introducing the 17th century English thinker and political theorist, Thomas Hobbes:  Read more : Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679)

4
You haven't rated. Average rating 4 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

OU on the BBC: Mark Steel Lectures - CromwellBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

13 February 2006

Find out more about Oliver Cromwell in this programme from the BBC/OU Mark Steel Lectures.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Mark Steel Lectures - Cromwell

3.714285
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.7 out of 5, based on 14 ratings
14 votes   0 comments

Puritan MadeBBC

By Dr Rachel Gibbons (Guest)

13 February 2006

Dr Rachel Gibbons explains the life and legacy of Oliver Cromwell.  Read more : Puritan Made

2.333335
You haven't rated. Average rating 2.3 out of 5, based on 6 ratings
6 votes   0 comments

Tubman: The Moses of Her Peoplephotos.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

13 February 2006

Harriet Tubman led 300 slaves northwards to freedom in 19 trips along the "underground railroad". Dr Will Hardy introduces her story.  Read more : Tubman: The Moses of Her People

4.875
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.9 out of 5, based on 8 ratings
8 votes   0 comments

How easy is it for returnees to resettle?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

30 March 2005

Emma Joseph travels to Somaliland and meets people coming back after the civil war. The Big Question: How easy is it for returning ...  Read more : How easy is it for returnees to resettle?

0
You haven't rated.
0 comments

How easy is it for refugees to return home?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

21 March 2005

The end of the civil war in Somalialand means refugees could start returning home - but it's not that simple.  Read more : How easy is it for refugees to return home?

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 1 rating
1 vote   0 comments

Reconstructing PeaceCreative Commons Image By Cayusa via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Joseph Hanlon (The Open University)

25 January 2005

Senior Open University lecturer Joe Hanlon gives his personal perspective on the role of reconstruction after civil war  Read more : Reconstructing Peace

4.5
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

About OpenLearn

Hide

Explore

Try

Study

OU Courses

Open University

OpenLearn Now

Hide
The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

Tag Clouds

Hide

My Cloud

Discover the latest about your passions - Sign In or Register and start a personal tag cloud.

What are Tag Clouds?
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/flash/tagcloud.swf

Creative Commons License Except for third party materials and otherwise stated, content on this site is made available
under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence

/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/