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What you get with the HistoryExtra Academy

Expert-led online video courses on major historical topics
Learn at your own pace and dip into the content that most interests you
Live Q&A sessions with the course expert, giving you the chance to ask questions and discuss what you've learned
All courses are free with a HistoryExtra membership, and past video courses remain accessible year-round

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Our expert historians include:

Ruth Goodman

Tracy Borman

Laurence Rees

Kate Williams

and more…

Victorian Life, with Ruth Goodman

Victorian life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian leisure | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian education and school | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian healthcare | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Nazi Germany, with Laurence Rees

The rise of the Nazi party | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nazis in the 1930s | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The road to power | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The outbreak of war | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Royal residences: secrets and scandals, with Kate Williams

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D-Day and the Normandy campaign, with Taylor Downing

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: D-Day – the decision to invade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: Planning for D-Day. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: Deceiving the Nazis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: launching Operation Overlord. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Late Medieval England, with Hannah Skoda

HistoryExtra Academy video lectureFaith and worship in late-medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: family and community in late-medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: political participation in late-medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: crime, violence and the law. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Witchcraft, with Marion Gibson

What is a witch? with Professor Marion Gibson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Demonology, with Professor Marion Gibson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Witch trials, with Professor Marion Gibson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Witches in popular culture, with Professor Marion Gibson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Elizabethans, with Tracy Borman

The Elizabethan court, with Professor Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabethan Daily Life, with Professor Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Plots and Rebellions, with Professor Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Succession, with Professor Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roman Britain, with Rob Collins

Joining the Roman empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The people of Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

War and peace in Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leaving the Roman empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Regency era, with Lizzie Rogers

VideoIntroduction to the Regency. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VideoRegency culture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VideoWar and conflict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VideoSlavery and abolition. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vikings, with Ryan Lavelle

HEX Academy Vikings - week one video

Viking raiders, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Trading and exploring, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Daily life, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the final week of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle explores the ways in which Norse rulers established their own kingdoms, and offers his thoughts on the end of the Viking Age

Viking kingdoms, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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