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In Our Time: HistoryThe Hanoverian SuccessionMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were at least 50 Catholic candidates ahead of any Protestant ones and among those by far the most obvious candidate was James, the only son of James II. Yet with the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701 ahead of Anne's...2024-12-2650 min
In Our TimeThe Hanoverian SuccessionMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were at least 50 Catholic candidates ahead of any Protestant ones and among those by far the most obvious candidate was James, the only son of James II. Yet with the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701 ahead of Anne's...2024-12-2650 min
In Our Time With Melvyn BraggThe Hanoverian SuccessionMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were at least 50 Catholic candidates ahead of any Protestant ones and among those by far the most obvious candidate was James, the only son of James II. Yet with the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701 ahead of Anne's own...2024-12-2654 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastDavid Cannadine: Rewriting the British Nineteenth CenturyThe nineteenth century was incontrovertibly the ‘British century’, in which the UK seemed to dominate the globe, and when, for good or ill, ‘British history’ took place in many other parts of the world as well. At a time when global history has become so prominent, this seems an appropriate opportunity to revisit the years 1800 to 1906. The lecture was given on 21 June 2016 at the German Historical Institute London. Introduction by Andreas Gestrich.2016-06-281h 05German Historical Institute London PodcastRichard J. Evans: Writing the History of Nineteenth-Century EuropeIn the era of global history, is it still possible to write European history? How should it be periodized? Does it make sense to try to cover the huge variety of subjects that have formed the focus of historical research in recent decades? This talk attempts to answer these and other questions raised in the writing of volume 7 of the new Penguin History of Europe, The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815–1914, to be published this September. The lecture was given on 3 May 2016 at the German Historical Institute London. Introduction by Andreas Gestrich.2016-05-0452 minGerman Historical Institute London PodcastPanel Discussion: Max Weber’s work and its relation to historical writingPanel Discussion (11 December 2014) at the German Historical Institute London. Max Weber (* 21 April 1864, † 14 June 1920) is one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history. Many of his academic works are modern classics. Even 100 years after his death, his books are still read, edited, translated and interpreted. In recent years a number of biographies have shed new light on Weber’s life and work. In commemoration of Max Weber’s 150th anniversary, the German Historical Institute hosted a discussion with three Weber experts, British historians David d’Avray and Peter Ghosh and German historian Joachim Radkau, on Max Weber’s work and its re...2015-03-121h 12
Max meets LISAL.I.S.A. - Genius Loci - Zur Verortung geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschung im Zeitalter des InternetsFünf Geisteswissenschaftlerinnen und Geisteswissenschaftler diskutierten anlässlich des Festakts zum 70. Geburtstag des Historikers und Präsidenten der Max Weber Stiftung Prof. Dr. Heinz Duchhardt darüber, wo geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung heute und in Zukunft stattfindet. Sind ist wissenschaftlicher Einrichtungen, wie beispielsweise die Deutschen Historischen Institute in Paris, London oder das Orient-Institut in Beirut, in denen weiterhin geforscht wird oder verlagert sich das wissenschaftliche Arbeit zunehmend ins Netz? Oder entwickeln sich ganz neue Forschungspraktiken, in denen Ortgebundenheit und Ortungebundenheit zusammengehören. Prof. Dr. Claudine Moulin, Prof. Dr. Friedericke Pannewick, Dr. Mareike König, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bode und Prof. Dr. Andreas Gestri...2013-12-111h 12