Course videos
On this page you can watch videos and read more about someof our undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses running in 2026/27. The course videos below serve to give you a flavour of what our courses are like.
Check the LSE Calendar to see every module we offer, at undergraduate and postgraduate.
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Undergraduate level
HY113: From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century
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HY116: International Politics since 1914: Peace and War
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HY206: The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989
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HY221: The History of Russia, 1676-1825
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HY226: The Great War 1914-1918
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HY235: Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840
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HY238: The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992
*Not being taught in 2026/27*
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HY240: From Empire to Commonwealth: War, Race and Imperialism in British History 1780 to 1979
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*Not being taught in 2026/27*
HY323: Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825
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HY326: Slavery, Capital and Empire in the British World, 1700-1900
*Not being taught in 2026/27*
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HY329: Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development
*Not being taught in 2026/27*
Postgraduate Masters level
HY400: Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003
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HY411: European Integration in the Twentieth Century
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HY436: Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa
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HY444: The Cold War in Latin America
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HY461: East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945
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HY465: The International History of the Balkans since 1939: State Projects, Wars, and Social Conflict
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