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We are an independent group of scholars from seven countries and several ethnicities with a wide range of opinions on many subjects, but with the shared conviction that history requires careful interpretation of complex evidence, and should not be a vehicle for facile propaganda. We intend to provide context, explanation and balance in a debate in which condemnation is too often preferred to understanding. We aim to inform and support individuals and institutions who feel uncertain in the fa ...
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S02E04 – Slavery in the Middle East – Professor Thomas Otte & Robert Tombs
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Thomas Otte is Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia. He teaches the history of modern war and conflict, military intervention and diplomacy, and British and European history, c. 1650-2000. Thomas is the author or editor of some twenty-one books, among them July Crisis: How the World Descended into War, Summer 1914 (CUP, …
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S02E03 – The British Campaigns Against Slavery – Lawrence Goldman & Robert Tombs
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Welcome to the third in the History Reclaimed series of webinars turned podcast on the British campaigns against slavery and the slave trade.By History Reclaimed
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S02E02 – The Royal Navy’s Campaign Against the Slave Trade – Professor Andrew Lambert & Robert Tombs
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History Reclaimed was delighted to welcome Professor Andrew Lambert who is the Laughton professor of Naval History at King’s College London and the director of the Laughton Naval unit. He delivered a fascinating lecture on the Royal Navy’s struggles against the slave trade.By History Reclaimed
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S02E01 – The Costs of Abolition – Doug Stokes & Robert Tombs
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This is the first-ever History Reclaimed webinar, chaired by Professor Robert Tombs. We’re very pleased to have Professor Doug Stokes, who is a Professor at the Strategy and Security Institute at the University of Exeter and the author of an excellent book called Against Decolonisation: The Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West.…
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In this podcast journalist Boni Sones interviews Professor Ashoka ModyBy History Reclaimed
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Who’s writing our history and who should we listen to – were Medieval Europeans Racist?
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In a new podcast for History Reclaimed, Jeff Fynn-Paul a Senior Lecturer in Economic History and International Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands tells us why he wants historical contributions to be valued on the “quality of the science” not on who's saying it. He calls this a new form of Donatism:…
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Repatriation considered – A History Reclaimed podcast
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Tiffany Jenkins is a writer, author and broadcaster. Her next book Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.By History Reclaimed
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The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and ReasonBy History Reclaimed
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Andrew Roberts, George III: the Life and Reign of Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch
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In a new podcast for the History Reclaimed Book Award we talk to shortlisted author Andrew Roberts about his acclaimed book: George III: the Life and Reign of Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch.By History Reclaimed
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Professor Jane Ridley, George V: Never a Dull Moment.
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In a new podcast for the History Reclaimed Book Prize Jane Ridley, Professor of History at Buckingham University, talks about her new book George V: Never a Dull Moment, published by Chatto & Windus. It is one of eight on the shortlist for the Prize.By History Reclaimed
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