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History & The Arts
The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
Dr Will Hardy examines Britain's role in the Atlantic slave trade at its height during the eighteenth century.
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The debate on the origins of the First World War
The way historians have viewed the causes of WWI has changed in the hundred years since war broke out. This article explores the origins of the Great War.
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Queen Victoria on the Chartists
Queen Victoria and her advisors were alive to the possibility that some Chartists might try to attack her. These extracts from her personal journal show, during the years of Chartist activity, the risk was never far from her mind.
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Choose your own philosophy adventure
'Castle, Forest, Island, Sea' is a choose-your-own-adventure interactive that explores key questions in philosophy. Where will your chosen path lead you?
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From old English to modern English
Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings - how did they impact the English language? Marisa Lohr traces the origins and development of the English language, from its early beginnings around 450 AD to the modern global language we use today.
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Latitude and Longitude
When people began to travel long distances over deserts or seas, they needed a way to fix their position. Accordingly, a global grid was developed, incorporating lines of latitude and longitude.
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Money & Business
A brief history of advertising
Advertising has changed over the years. We take a look back in time, from the examples in Pompeii preserved in volcanic ash, to the digital era of today.
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World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan
When Christine de Pizan became widowed in her mid-twenties, she supported her extended family by becoming one of the first female writers in Europe. Find out more about her life...
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Human use of animals
Peter Singer, possibly the most famous philosopher in the world, sparked the birth of the animal rights movement. Discover his take on the human use of animals
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Introducing Homer's Iliad
This free course, Introducing Homer's Iliad, focuses on the epic poem telling the story of the Trojan War. It begins with the wider cycle of myths of which the Iliad was a part. It then looks at the story of the poem itself and its major theme of Achilles' anger, in particular in the first seven lines. It examines some of the characteristic ...
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Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
What is imagination and can philosophy define it in any meaningful way? This free course, Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy, will introduce you to some of the possible answers to these questions and will examine why philosophy has sometimes found it difficult to approach imagination. It will then go on to examine the relationship ...
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Selling Empire
How was Empire marketed? How did British authorities and companies try to persuade people that Empire was a ‘good thing’: worth supporting by showing preference for empire goods, travel, emigration and investment? Read our introduction first for an overview of this collection.