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Did the Cathars Exist?
Dr Rebecca Rist Who were the Cathars? Traditionally they have been seen as dissenters from Catholic doctrine living in the south of France and Northern Italy during the High Middle Ages. Cathar beliefs were supposed to derive from Bogomilism,… Continue reading
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Professor Edith Morley: The Struggles of an Educated Victorian Woman
Congratulations to our second year student Erin Shearer on winning our undergraduate student blog competition! Erin nominated Professor Edith Morley for our Temple of Worthies. Her blog was the most read with 317 views at the closing of the competition… Continue reading
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Stepping Stone to Hiroshima: Iwo Jima, February 1945
By Professor Patrick Major On 23 February 1945 one of the most iconic images of the Second World War was captured: six US Marines were frozen in time by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, as they raised the stars… Continue reading
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Outreach Project at The Museum of English Rural Life
By Lisa Berry Waite If you read my previous blog post before Christmas, you will of read about the outreach anniversary project commemorating a 100 years of remembrance that Dr Jacqui Turner organised, involving several History students from the university… Continue reading
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The atomic bomb and public opinion: The limited credibility of NATO’s deterrent strategy during the Cold War
In this week’s post of our Hiroshima 1945-2015 series, Dr Linda Risso discusses NATO and nuclear deterrence… Dr Linda Risso The bomb. The mushroom cloud. The images of flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The shadows of victims permanently etched in the walls.… Continue reading
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A Historical Perspective on ‘Wolf Hall’: Thomas Cromwell and Thomas More Revisited
Rebecca Rist, Professor in Medieval History, gives her thoughts on the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall. No doubt many of us have been tuning in to watch the television adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall on Wednesday nights. … Continue reading
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HIROSHIMA 1945-2015
Welcome to our featured blog series: Hiroshima 1945-2015. Our first blog, by Dr Jacqui Turner and Guy Baxter, explores Reading’s connection to this historic event… On 15th April 2011, the University of Reading received a remarkable and moving gift from the… Continue reading
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Hiroshima @ 70
Monday, 9 February 2015; 6.00pm University of Reading (Henley Business School, G11) In 2011, the University of Reading received a remarkable and moving gift from the University of Hiroshima in Japan: a roof tile collected from the riverbed near the hypocentre… Continue reading
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‘The MA in History’ or ‘Why I love it!’
By Dr Linda Risso (Director of the MA in History) As far as administrative jobs in the academic world are concerned, being MA director is certainly the best. It allows me to meet students from very different backgrounds and with… Continue reading
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Medieval Weather Forecast for 2015: Observations and Predictions
By Dr Anne Lawrence The History Department wishes to thank Dr Roger Brugge, of the National Centre for Earth Observation, who has very kindly provided records, data and statistics which make the following suggested Prediction possible. Dr Brugge’s information shows… Continue reading
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