Black’s History Week
The German Reformation
Professor Jeremy Black discusses the effect that Martin Luther and the Reformation had on the German lands in the sixteenth century
The Caribbean in the twentieth century
Jeremy Black discusses how have the nations of the Caribbean have adapted to modern times
The Caribbean after slavery
Professor Jeremy Black on the Caribbean in the 19th century
The rise and fall of slavery in the Caribbean
Professor Jeremy Black on the reality of the slave economy created by the Caribbean’s European colonisers
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
How modern wars end
History offers options rather than predictions for how the Russia-Ukraine war could end
What now for strategic priorities?
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for American and European geopolitical aims?
The Fortified Palace
Professor Jeremy Black talks about the fortified palaces and manor houses of the sixteenth century
The Eastern Question and the origins of The Great Game
How was the balance of power maintained in the eighteenth century?
The Boer War
Professor Jeremy Black talks about why the British found the Boers so difficult to defeat