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History & The Arts
World-Changing Women: Caroline Norton
After experiencing an unhappy marriage an even unhappier divorce, Caroline Norton successfully campaigned to make women equal to men in the eyes of the law. Discover more about her life...
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World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai
Alexandra Kollontai, inspired by Marxist ideals, became a member of the revolutionary government and led a campaign to help women working in the appalling textile factories. Read her story here...
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World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
The Trung Sisters, to this day, are well-celebrated in Vietnam thanks to their succesful resistance against the Chinese army. Learn more about their history here...
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World-Changing Women: Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen spent many years wiriting her prophetic visions down, helping the sick and preaching in a time of male hierarchy. Read up on her religious life...
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World-Changing Women: Emily Davies
Emily Davies firmly believed that education was fundamental in improving a woman's place in society and strived for equality. Read her story here...
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Sgwrs Agored - Wales: Music Nation
O werin i roc, mae cerddoriaeth wedi bod wrth wraidd diwylliant a chymuned Cymru erioed. Yn y Sgwrs Agored hon, mae'r DJ a’r cyflwynydd, Huw Stephens, yn trafod hanes a diwylliant cerddorol Cymru ag academyddion Y Brifysgol Agored.
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OpenTalks - Wales: Music Nation
From folk to rock, music has always been at the root of Welsh culture and community. In this OpenTalk, DJ and presenter Huw Stephens discusses Wales’ musical history and culture with OU academics.
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Unlocking the diversity of the past
Historian Norena Shopland explains why our historical knowledge and perception is lacking when it comes to stories of diversity, and what we can do to change this.
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Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol
Yr hanesydd Norena Shopland sydd yn yn egluro pam bod gennym ddiffyg gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth hanesyddol wrth adrodd straeon am amrywiaeth, a'r hyn y gallwn ni ei wneud i newid hyn.
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Diversity in religion: Islam
In this short course, Diversity in religion: Islam, you will explore how attitudes and opinions within a single religious tradition can be internally diverse. You will look at Islam in particular, considering the diversity of Muslim attitudes to same-sex relationships. This will focus mainly on relationships between men because Muslim legal ...
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Selling Empire: Exhibitions
Trace how Empire changed from being a bit-player in the 1851 Great Exhibition, to the main focus of the 1924-5 Wembley Empire Exhibition.
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The First World War continues: Britain’s dash for Mosul, Iraq, November 1918
After the armistice of 1918, why did the British occupy Mosul, Iraq? Dr John Slight looks at the continued hostilities in the Middle East after the guns fell silent on the Western Front.