# History of Modern Iran

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Ali Ansari, Dr Roham Alvandi, Dr Shabnam Holliday
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/modern-iran)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Iran’s first revolution in 1906 provided the country with a constitution and parliament, laying the foundations for its political development over the next century. Although overshadowed by the later Islamic Revolution of 1979, it was the Constitutional Revolution - modelled on the British constitution and British political ideas - that gave birth to the modern state and shaped future political development. This lecture will explore the ideas that shaped the revolution and its lasting legacy on Iranian politics.

## Lectures

1. [Iran’s Constitutional Revolution of 1906](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-iran/796958b2fc38) (YouTube)
2. [Reading and Misreading the Iranian Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-iran/d4419950bb33) (YouTube)
3. [Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-iran/c19a96746de2) (YouTube)