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Behind The Headlines | Christopher MacMahon and Katerina Vlkova

Dr. Max Jones is a senior lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. His research and teaching focuses primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history, with particular interest, among others, in heroism, gender and masculinity; monarchy, empire and national identity; and exploration and technology. We interviewed Max to uncover what history means to him.

In Culture | Eamonn O’Brien

We all remember the children’s books, but what will a history undergraduate make of the television series?

In Culture | Jack Kelly

The Oscar winning picture that gives history a voice.

In Culture | Christopher MacMahon and Priya Changela

You walk past it every day, but what lies behind the wall of the Manchester Museum, and what is the story behind that infamous crab?

History in Culture | Jemma Gibson

A local event with a global impact.