An examination of the reality of Victorian women’s lives, challenging the idealised Angel in the House stereotype and exploring women’s roles in 19th-century society.
A study of Mary Astell, often considered the first English feminist, exploring her arguments for women’s education and her place in 17th-century intellectual and religious life.
An account of the English Civil Wars of the 17th century, examining the conflict between Crown and Parliament, the role of Puritanism, and the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
A short introduction to the main dialects of Middle English and the influence of Norman French on the English language between 1066 and 1450, with reference to key works including the Ormulum, Ayenbite of Inwyt, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Piers Plowman, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
An examination of the English Reformation from Henry VIII’s break with Rome through the reigns of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, tracing the shift from Catholicism to Protestantism.
An exploration of medieval England’s relationships with neighbouring kingdoms, covering war, diplomacy, and nation-building from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Plantagenet era.
A survey of early British history from the Celts and Romans through the Anglo-Saxon period to the Viking invasions and the Norman Conquest of 1066.
A playlist bringing together all videos on Edwin Brock’s Five Ways to Kill a Man, including the combined reading and analysis.
A playlist bringing together all videos on Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey, including readings, analysis, and an illustrated reading.
A playlist bringing together all videos on Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn, including a combined reading and analysis, a standalone analysis, and a plain reading.