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The Dying Child in 17th Century England
Many congratulations to Dr Hannah Newton whose article “The Dying Child in 17th century England” has been published in the prestigious journal Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Abstract The emerging field of pediatric palliative care recommends that… Continue reading
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“I will miss the House; the House won’t miss me.”* The resignation of Nancy Astor MP (1919-1945)
By Shira Kilgallon, Lauren Rhydderch and Jacqui Turner In July 1945 Nancy Astor left parliament under a cloud of personal and professional regret. Her exit was fraught, blighted the remainder of her life and her relationship with her… Continue reading
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GCMS Summer Symposium
By Harriet Mahood The University of Reading has a long history of excellence in medieval studies, reaching back to the early twentieth century when Sir Frank Stenton, author of Anglo-Saxon England (Oxford, 1943), was its first professor of Medieval History… Continue reading
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Three radicals, two anniversaries… and one Great Charter
By Dr Rachel Foxley This year I’ve been involved in events marking two anniversaries, four hundred years apart: the birth of the radical pamphleteer John Lilburne in 1615, and the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.… Continue reading
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Reading and Sierra Leone
By Richard Stowell Hosting a university brings a town economic benefit alongside a certain degree of social disruption. Less perceptibly it can over time change the demographics. In the many years that Reading has welcomed students from Sierra Leone, not… Continue reading
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Bergen-Belsen visit
By Josef Rees Seventy years ago this April, British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. As an ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) through my participation in the Learning from Auschwitz project whilst at school, I was invited to visit… Continue reading
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The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720
By Dr Hannah Newton ‘How can you study such a depressing topic?’ I am often asked this question. The subject of my research – children’s illness in the early modern period – doesn’t exactly sound like a barrel of laughs.… Continue reading
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An interview with our Africanist Dr Heike Schmidt: ‘Nationalism in Africa: Aspiration, Self-improvement and Belonging’
Can you tell us about your current research? I am researching the social biography of a Zimbabwean nationalist, King Itai David Mutasa (KID). KID was politically active from the late 1950s, and from 1962, he was the ZANU representative in… Continue reading
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Conference – Childhood & Conflict in History: Lessons Learned- 5-6 June, University of Reading
Academically, the conference brings together historians across areas of specialisation regarding time period, geographic area, and approach to explore multiple, changing, and at times contradictory perceptions of childhood against the backdrop of conflict. Here, conflict may be understood… Continue reading
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Reading, Scholarship and the Art of the Book at Reading Abbey
By Harriet Mahood On the 17th April, the University of Reading played host to “Reading, Scholarship and the Art of the Book at Reading Abbey” which considered a wide variety of aspects of Reading abbey’s history, with special attention to… Continue reading
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