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 vehic
In this podcast journalist Boni Sones interviews Professor Ashoka Mody
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:
Tiffany Jenkins is a writer, author and broadcaster. Her next book Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.
The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
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.
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.
In a further podcast for History Reclaimed Book Prize series Paul Moon, Professor of History at Auckland University of Technology, talks about his new book Colonising New Zealand: A Reappraisal.
In a new podcast for the History Reclaimed Book Prize Nicholas Orme, Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University tells us how he has spent a life-time – in fact 60 years – writing his new book “Going to Church in Medieval England”.
In a new podcast for the History Reclaimed Book Prize Dr Edward Shawcross tells us how he turned his PHD thesis into a book focusing on one of the most extraordinary stories in history, the execution of Ferdinand Maximilian.
In an Exclusive podcast for History Reclaimed, David Abulafia, Professor of Mediterranean History at Cambridge University, spells out why he thinks the refusal of what is called the “woke brigade” to debate history with those who oppose their views is dangerous for Society.
In an exclusive podcast with Dr Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert says that she is “disturbed” by so-called theories of “white privilege” which by-pass empirical historical research methods to focus instead on “social justice”, as a prism through which historical events should be judged.
In a new #podcast documentary the History Reclaimed website speaks to six leading historians and commentators to explore the #noplatform culture and why history teaching needs to be rigorous and objective in the values it sets out and the stories it tells.