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Is The Six Triple Eight A True Story? Historian Reveals Real History | HistoryExtra
Netflix’s historical film The Six Triple Eight tells the story of the all-woman, predominately-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in the Second World War. Molly Sampson, one of the film’s historical consultants, describes the true history seen on screen
Why is taking your own life considered a sin? How a Christian Saint defined suicide | HistoryExtra
Christianity in Western Europe is indebted to a fourth-century bishop from North Africa for myriad aspects of moral thought, including the attitude towards taking one’s own life. Luke Daly explores how Saint Augustine changed the worldview on suicide
What Is Iceland's Yule Cat? History & Origins Of The Christmas Myth | HistoryExtra
The Yule Cat of Icelandic folklore is a much darker take on the jolly Christmas mythology many of us are familiar with, and more in line with central Europe’s monstrous Krampus than Santa Claus. What is the history of this human-eating cat, and how did it become a symbol of a nation’s harsh winters?
Thomas Cromwell's Death: What Led To HIs Execution? | HistoryExtra
Thomas Cromwell’s final six months were a Greek tragedy of hubris and political venom, all presided over by a tyrannical king. Diarmaid MacCulloch charts Cromwell’s rapid descent from the very pinnacle of power to the executioner’s block
What Really Happened To Lord Lucan? Murder, Disappearance & Theories | HistoryExtra
Fifty years ago, the notorious peer disappeared, never to be seen again (officially), following a brutal murder in his Belgravia home. Laura Thompson reviews the case of the gambling earl suspected of killing his children’s nanny Sandra Rivett and attacking his estranged wife – and explores what the cause celebre reveals about social attitudes of the time
Simon Sebag Montefiore On The History Of Jerusalem, Israel & Palestine | HistoryExtra
More than a decade since its original publication, historian and broadcaster Simon Sebag Montefiore’s updated biography of Jerusalem charts events right up to the present day. Why did he choose to examine such a contentious past? And is it possible to remain entirely impartial? Matt Elton caught up with him to find out
John Milton And Creating Paradise Lost: Life, Radical Beliefs & Works | HistoryExtra
John Milton was an English radical polemicist and poet, whose magnum opus, Paradise Lost, has influenced artistic endeavours since its publication. On the 350th anniversary of his death, Islam Issa explores the story of the man who lived in revolutionary times, and who lost two wives, his liberty and his sight – but never his hope
Medieval Influencers: Literary And Spiritual Women In The Middle Ages | HistoryExtra
Medieval women rarely wielded political or economic power – yet, a little like the most persuasive doyennes of social media today, their words could shape minds and lives far beyond their own circles. Hetta Howes introduces four female literary and spiritual trailblazers
Victorian family life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture | HistoryExtra
In the 19th century, men took more control at home than at any other time in history. In the final episode of our course on Victorian life, Ruth Goodman discusses the ‘male breadwinner pattern’, the employment of boys and its impact on family life, as well as how Victorians controlled the size of their families
Part five – What was work like in Victorian Britain? | HistoryExtra
In the 19th century, work changed for most of the population with shift working made possible by gas light, a new adherence to fixed hours of work and a fierce concentration upon a smaller number of tasks whilst at work. Ruth explains all of this – as well as the slow movement towards protection for workers that took place over the course of the 19th century.
Part four – What was health and medicine like in the 19th century? | HistoryExtra
n the 19th century, work changed for most of the population with shift working made possible by gas light, a new adherence to fixed hours of work and a fierce concentration upon a smaller number of tasks whilst at work. Ruth explains all of this – as well as the slow movement towards protection for workers that took place over the course of the 19th century.
Victorian working life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture | HistoryExtra
In week five of our course on life in Victorian Britain, Ruth Goodman explores how the 19th century saw work change for most of the population, with shift working made possible by gas light, a new adherence to fixed hours of work and a fierce concentration upon a smaller number of tasks whilst at work. She also looks at the slow movement towards protection for workers, including children