York Festival of Ideas 2021 has many online history events to watch and engage with; these include the events below. A full list of history events can be viewed at https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2021/themes/history/.
Wednesday 9 June 2021, 3.30pm to 4.30pm BST
Archaeologist Barry Crump reveals the many meanings and uses of York’s iconic medieval city walls.
https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2021/calendar/york-medieval/
Tuesday8 June 2021, 6pm to 7pm BST
Learn about the history of health inequality in Britain over the past 2,000 years and discover if we can do better in the future.
Kindred: Neanderthal life, love, death and art
Wednesday 9 June 2021, 1pm to 2pm BST
Discover how archaeologist, Rebecca Wragg-Sykes, uses her experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic Research to share new understanding of the Neanderthals.
Friday 11 June 2021, 12pm to 1pm BST
Drawing on new archaeological evidence, author Anthony Barrett explores the history of Rome’s Great Fire and explains how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire.
The Viking Great Army and the Making of England
Friday 11 June 2021, 6pm to 7pm
Using the latest archaeological techniques and findings, archaeologists Dawn Hadley and Julian D Richards unravel the movements of the Viking Great Army across England.
The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon treasure
Sunday 13 June 2021, 4pm to 5pm BST
Find out about the discovery of a great Anglo-Saxon treasure, the research project that pieced its hundreds of gold and silver objects back together, and how they have transformed understanding of the warrior society.
Britain Alone: The path from Suez to Brexit
Monday 14 June 2021, 8pm to 9pm
Award-winning journalist Philip Stephens of the Financial Times paints a fascinating portrait of a nation struggling to reconcile its waning power with past glory.
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Saturday 19 June 2021, 7.30pm to 8.30pm BST
Jung Chang, the best-selling author of Wild Swans, reveals the life of three extraordinary women who helped shape 20th-century China.
The Anarchy: The Rise of the East India Company
Sunday 20 June 2021, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Acclaimed historian, writer, and broadcaster, William Dalrymple, tells the story of the East India Company as it’s never been told before.