A Very Brief Introduction to the British Empire
Listen to our new podcast: A Very Brief introduction to the British Empire
All talks are conducted by doctoral students in history at the University of Oxford, and meant for a general audience.
Reading lists and full transcripts provided below for each episode.
1.
Disease and Empire
Release date: Thursday 9 April 2020
Talk by Olivia Durand, Paula Larsson & Manikarnika Dutta
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2.
The Age of Exploration I - The Atlantic Ocean
Release date: Thursday 23 April 2020
Talk by Paula Larsson
3.
The Age of Exploration II - The Indian Ocean
Release date: Thursday 7 May 2020
Talk by Olivia Durand
4.
The Age of Exploration III - The Pacific Ocean
Release date: Thursday 21 May 2020
Talk by Sean Phillips
5.
A New Imperialism I - Conquest in Asia
Release date: Thursday 4 June 2020
Talk by Urvi Khaitan
6.
A New Imperialism II - Conquest in Africa
Release date: Thursday 18 June 2020
Talk by Harriet Aldrich
7.
A New Imperialism III - The First World War
Release date: Friday 03 July 2020
Talk by Jack Doyle
8.
Unmaking Empire? I - The Inter-war Period
Release date: Wedneday 16 December 2020
Talk by Jan Tattenberg