Part social history, part public documentary, Peter Higginbotham has created a Web site devoted to the workhouse, a feature of the English landscape for over two hundred years that provided employment for the destitute in return for board and lodging. Through a series of primary documents, including the Poor Laws of the 19th century, Mr. Higginbotham offers a descriptive and nuanced perspective on...

History as it is typically told and popularly recalled may seem to revolve around wars, revolutions, assassinations, and the collapse of empires. Listeners looking for historical stories more focused on daily life should dive into the podcast Working Over Time, which seeks to examine "society through the lens of work, over time and across cultures." In each episode, host Karen Bellinger (an...