Breaking The Seal
Join Bettany Hughes and a team of experts as we discover that historical records may reveal much more than their original intended uses suggest.
Join Bettany Hughes and a team of experts as we discover that historical records may reveal much more than their original intended uses suggest.
The survey said...
The wealth of public records of life in these islands stretches right back to Domesday.
Paying up
By the eighteenth century revenue was being raised on nearly everything, from wigs to hearths. Get to grips with tax.
Past arms
What stories can be uncovered in the archives of the British military?
Pray, tell
The power of religion over people's lives through the ages is tracked in the records of the church.
Evidence in evidence
Break the law, and you're making history - the future generations can search all matters legal.
This land is whose land?
Throughout history there has been a constant struggle to determine who owns Britain's land.
A closer look
Has the series left you hungry for more history? Could our courses be the first step in taking it further?