How Angels nearly disappeared from our culture.
Professor Peter Marshall discusses how the protestant reformation nearly removed Angels from our culture and how they managed to survive into the modern era. Length: 27 minutes
View ArticleThe history of working men's clubs
At the height of their popularity there were more than 4,000 working men's clubs across the UK. Now there are just over half that number. Dr Ruth Cherrington, lecturer in cultural studies, talks about...
View ArticleParish pieties
The sixth Warwick Symposium on Parish Research, held in the humanities research centre on May 17, 2008, drew together scholars from the UK, Europe and North America to consider religious devotion in...
View ArticleChilli, Chocolate, and Chips: Foods that Originate from the New World
Dr. Rebecca Earle from the Department of Comparative American Studies talks about the importance of diet in creating the Indian and Spanish identities in the early modern era, and how the foods that...
View ArticleStalin and Secrecy
Professor Mark Harrison discusses Stalin and secrecy in the second of a three-part series on his book Guns and Rubles
View ArticleGuns and Rubles
Professor Mark Harrison discusses Stalin, the Great Terror, and how defense was at the core of Stalins system of rule.
View ArticleThe military-industrial complex
Professor Mark Harrison discusses the military-industrial complex in the final part of his series on his book Guns and Rubles
View ArticleMedieval mason's marks could spell the end of flat-pack furniture misery
A medieval system of marking stone in building work could be a cheap and effective way of ending the modern day frustration of constructing flat-pack furniture, according to a University of Warwick...
View ArticleThe Origins of the Olympics
In this audio podcast, Dr Zahra Newby explores what happened to Greek culture - in particular, athletics - when it came under the power of the Roman Empire, and how these sporting events compare to...
View ArticleGlobal Commodities with Dr Anne Gerritsen
Dr Anne Gerritsen, co-founder of an international global commodities network, explains how evidence of global commissioning and trade was apparent in the early modern period, and how objects can be a...
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