History in Conversation

About History in Conversation

A selection of Podcast episodes from the Institute of Historical Research: • A Historian's Life • History in Conversation

Publisher

Institute of Historical Research

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2018

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Converting Emotions 2012 11 12

   Converting Emotions: Possession and Power in Female Missionaries’ Writing about Native Converts Angharad Eyre (Queen Mary, University of London)

2. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Reshaping the past 2012 10 15

   Reshaping the past: the lingering colonial present Tom Bentley (University of Sussex)

3. 

   26 May 2026

   Racism – a Global History 2010 03 10

   Racism – a Global History Professor Bethencourt formerly headed the Biblioteca Nacional of Lisbon and the Gulbenkian Cultural Centre in Paris. He is now the Charles Boxer Professor of History at King’s. His many works on imperial, intellectual and cultural history include The Portuguese Overseas Expansion (with Diogo Curto) and a pioneering recent book on The Inquisition: a Global History. He is working on the history of racism. Francisco Bethancourt (King's College London) 10 March 2010

Who has been a guest on History in Conversation

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Richard Overy
• Margot Finn
• Simon Schama
• Richard Vinen
• Claire Langhamer

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 7 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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