History pod casts
Dr Alan Thomson talks about Morris Thompson - Hertfordshire's 17th Century equivalent to Richard Branson. Born in Hertfordshire, Morris Thompson made his money in the tobacco business and was a millionaire by the time he was 22-years-old. 26 October 2007
Listen to Dr Alan Thomson - 26th October 2007 (5MB)
Dr Owen Davies talks about the story of Jane Wenham from Hertfordshire who, in 1712, was the last woman in England to be hung for witchcraft. 12 October 2007
Listen to Dr Owen Davies - 12th October 2007 (5MB)
Dr Alan Thomson talks about 'The Ware Mutiny' which took place in 1647 after the first civil war. The 'Ware Mutiny' was a continuation of mutinies already seen in St Albans and Luton all to do with army pay. 5 October 2007
Listen to Dr Alan Thomas - 5th October 2007 (5MB)
Dr Sarah Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in British History, talks about the way that charities raised money in the 18th Century. 4 September 2007
Listen to Sarah Lloyd - 4th September 2007 (6MB)
Dr Alan Thomson talks about King James I and Hertfordshire. He explains that James I spent a lot of time in Hertfordshire for three main reasons. Firstly, that it was considered to have very sweet air compared to London. Secondly, that he was 'lazy' and liked to escape to Hertfordshire to get away from the demands of Whitehall and lastly that he liked hunting and hawking and considered the hunting in the county to be very good. 28 August 2007
Listen to Dr Alan Thomas - 28th August 2007 (5MB)
Dr Helen Boak talks about the impact on women living in Germany during the revolution in the country after the First World War. This included women being given the vote and equality in marriage. 26 June 2007
Listen to Helen Boak - 26th June 2007 (5MB)
Professor Nigel Goose talks about the history of almshouses. He discusses why they were set up and who lived in them. 19 June 2007
Listen to Professor Nigel Goose - 19th June 2007 (8MB)
Professor Tim Hitchcock talks about his project, the Old Bailey Online http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ He talks about the fascinating trails from the Old Bailey that have been made searchable free of charge on this website including the very first traffic offences and the first criminals that used telephones in their crimes. 29th of May 2007
Listen to Tim Hitchcock - 29th May 2007 (7MB)
Dr Tony Shaw talks about the media and film portrayal of wars and conflicts throughout history right up to the Iraq war. 22nd of May 2007
Listen to Tony Shaw - 22nd May 2007 (8MB)
Professor Tim Hitchcock, Professor of Eighteenth Century History, talks about the history of the slave trade and its abolition. Issues discussed in the interview include whether the British Government should follow Ken Livingstone's example and apologise for the British involvement in the Slave Trade.
Listen to Professor Tim Hitchcock (7Mb)
Professor Matthew Cragoe talks about the history of politics in the run up to the local elections held on Thursday 3 May 2007.
Listen to Professor Matthew Cragoe - 3rd May 2007 (7Mb)
Professor John Styles, Research Professor in History, talks about his research project looking at textiles from the Foundling Hospital in London, a place set up in the eighteenth century where impoverished women left their babies when they couldn't afford to look after.
