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A photograph of Birmingham highstreet in 1960 is overlayed with a transparent graphic of a swastika
Image of the Curtiss Export Hawk II, Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków - Author: Daniel Delimata. This image has been overlayed onto a photograph of Fore Street, viewed from Corporation Street (1963) - Author: John Ball

The Birmingham neo-Nazi who became ‘World Führer’

Kevin Harris, a History PhD student, delves into the lesser-known far-right figure, Colin Jordan - the Black Country-born politician responsible for the revival of neo-Nazism in Britain after World War Two.

Published by Birmingham Dispatch
Archaeology site

Ancient skeletons show hormonal signatures of pregnancy in landmark discovery

New method developed by Sheffield and UCL researchers reveals oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone preserved in archaeological bones and teeth for the first time
W.H. Pyne, Coal Heavers, The Costume of Great Britain, 1808. Trustees of the Science Museum.

London Lives, 1690 to 1800

The Digital Humanities Institute in the School of History, Philosophy & Digital Humanities is pleased to announce the launch of a substantially updated version of the London Lives website.
Caroline Dodds Pennock at BBC premier

BBC2 Civilisations: Rise and Fall - featuring our own Caroline Dodds Pennock

The news is out - Professor Caroline Dodds Pennock will feature in the major new BBC Arts documentary series, 'Civilisations: Rise and Fall'.
Screenshot of Angie Hobbs on Iplayer

Professor Angie Hobbs stars in BBC's Remembers

Angie Hobbs stars in BBC's Remembers sharing her memories of Brian Magee's series The Great Philosophers.
Craft alcohol report

Scale of Sheffield's independent alcohol economy revealed, as city's artisans turn away from 'craft' label

A new report has revealed the impressive scale of Sheffield’s independent drinks scene, estimating that 42% of its specialised alcohol outlets are independently owned or operated.
Communist fighters walking through Greek hills in the late 1940s

Professor Mary Vincent joins Yanis Varoufakis to discuss Greece’s civil war

Prof. Mary Vincent joins Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis and fellow historian Paul Cartledge to discuss the impact of civil war on families and nations.