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History & The Arts
VE Day
On 8th May 1945, Europe celebrated the end of the Second World War. To mark this, we've put together a variety of resources on this time in history.
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Languages
Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
We look back at the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death and explore the history of his commemoration, and how this sheds light on our understanding of English heritage.
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History & The Arts
Religion as Social Control - Karl Marx
Why did Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium? Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. This 60 second animation explains more.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history
Delve into our Opening up history series: a collection of interviews with historians from The Open University. Read about their research ranging from the political culture in 18th century Ireland to anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War.
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History & The Arts
Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Interested in Greek myths? We've condensed the epic narrative of Homer's poems the Iliad and the Odyssey into short animations voiced by the dulcet tones of Don Warrington.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
Historian Dr Neil Younger recounts his fascination with the Elizabethan era and the political dynamics of this period, which has led him to his current research project.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
As part of our Opening up history series, we speak to Dr Anna Plassart, senior lecturer in History about her current research.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
Dr Suzanne Forbes is a senior lecturer whose current research focuses on ‘controverted’ elections in eighteenth-century Ireland. OpenLearn speaks to her as part of our Opening up history series, where we delve into the thoughts and work of OU historians.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: art in the Reformation
In this Opening up history conversation we speak to Dr Roisin Watson about her research on how Protestants used images and objects to express their faith in the Reformation.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
In this Opening up history conversation we speak to Dr Katie Donington, senior lecturer in Black, African and Caribbean History at The Open University, about her most recent project focusing on the teaching of slavery in British schools.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
Dr Michael Reeve is a lecturer in Modern British History at The Open University. We speak to him here about his current research on smoking in wartime Britain, as part of our Opening up history series.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
Dr Luc-André Brunet is a senior lecturer in Contemporary International History at The Open University. As part of our Opening up history series, we speak to him about his current project on anti-nuclear activism.