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History & The Arts
The author at home
Why do people visit museums of writers' homes? Discover the secret life of authors in this short video.
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History & The Arts
Swallows and Amazons
Find out about the real children and the books behind Swallows and Amazons.
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History & The Arts
Cider with Rosie
Discover Laurie Lee’s glamorous London life and explore the village he made famous.
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History & The Arts
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Learn about the deadly war for readers in Georgian London and write your own confessions.
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History & The Arts
The Mill on the Floss
Uncover the real places behind The Mill on the Floss and read the titles Eliot rejected.
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Society, Politics & Law
What is The Wilson Doctrine? The one minute guide
A very, very quick guide to the Wilson Doctrine.
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History & The Arts
National Poetry Day
Get your quills at the ready and your thesaurus on standby for this collection of content exploring the magical world of poetry on National Poetry Day.
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History & The Arts
Contemporary accounts of the 19th Century
Drawn from a range of sources - including diaries, newspaper reports, biography and more - a range of voices from the 19th Century.
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History & The Arts
Meetings with a polite Opium Eater: Charles Knight on Thomas De Quincey
The publisher Charles Knight recorded his meetings with Thomas De Quincey in his autobiography, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century. He tells of a shy, but smart, man.
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History & The Arts
Tory Trades Unionism: 19th Century Style
The Conservatives have announced plans for their own Trades Union movement, hoping to steal support from a traditionally left-leaning grouping. It has echoes of the late 19th Century...
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History & The Arts
Colour in Byzantine Art
What purpose do different colours serve in religious paintings? Dr Angeliki Lymberopoulou explores...
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History & The Arts
How can the Hajj be made safer?
After a second tragedy at the 2015 Hajj, could understanding the psychology of crowds help to make future pilgrimages safer for everyone?