Short courses in Modern History in United Kingdom

Go back in time to learn about the dramatic rule of the Tudor monarchs and religious change of the sixteenth century reformation with this The Tudors course from University of Roehampton by FutureLearn.

Explore the role that the Royal Air Force played in the Cold War through the collections of the RAF Museums at Hendon and Cosford with From World War to White Heat - the RAF in the Cold War at Royal Holloway, University of London by FutureLearn.

Explore the history of the book during the early modern period and learn how the invention of printing revolutionized our world with The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period - 1450 to 1800 at FutureLearn.

Explore history, delve into pedagogical challenges revealed by research, and find practical solutions for teaching the Holocaust with Teaching the Holocaust - Innovative Approaches to the Challenges We Face at FutureLearn

Explore the history of punk and the role played by youth subcultures in contemporary history, while making your own punk fanzine with Anarchy in the UK - A History of Punk from 1976-78 at University of Reading by FutureLearn.

Join us on a captivating journey through the rich and diverse history of Modernist art in Europe and Latin America with this The Modernist Artist - From Europe to Latin America course from University of St Andrews

This Discover the Hidden History of York course from University of York will explore a diverse selection of engaging and unusual episodes from York’s history. 

What makes a revolution? Why does the world suddenly change, and what are the consequences? In this module in Revolutions at The Open University  you'll examine four periods of swift and radical change: the Reformation, the French Revolution, the aftermath of World War I, and the 1960s.

Empires have had a remarkable impact on world history over the last five centuries. The six blocks of this Empire: 1492-1975 course from The Open University UK focus on a particular question, from ‘What are empires?’ to ‘Why do empires end?’ You'll consider the British Empire in detail before drawing comparisons with others, including those of France, the Netherlands, Russia, China and Spain. 

In the Queering Modernism course offered by University of Oxford we approach the topic from a variety of angles, asking what it might mean to ‘queer’ Modernism, and what the consequences of this might be for our readings of, and approaches to, Modernist texts.