READING HISTORY

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  • Nancy Astor: Art in Parliament

    We are very pleased to announce that Dr Jacqui Turner’s work for Parliament on the installation of the Nancy Astor bust, in association with Vote100, is completed. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, was elected to Parliament on 15 November 1919. She took her… Continue reading

    Nancy Astor: Art in Parliament

  • Who’s Who: The 2016 Democrat and Republican presidential candidates

    by Darius Wainwright February 2016 marked the beginning of the Democrat and Republican primaries, where preliminary elections are held to decide who should run for office. In the United States, state level primaries are held from now until June, with… Continue reading

    Who’s Who: The 2016 Democrat and Republican presidential candidates

  • Congress to Campus, 29th February 2016: Programme

    The Department of History will be hosting ‘Congress to Campus’ event on Monday 29th February 2016.  Congress to Campus is an initiative to bring US Congressmen to the UK, which is supported by the British Library’s Eccles Centre for American… Continue reading

  • Romance the Medieval Way: St Valentine’s Day Special

    by Dr Ruth Salter St Valentine and the (possible) origins of Valentine’s Day Two St Valentines are listed in the Roman Martyrology for February 14th: one was a martyred Roman priest who had supposedly been killed on the Flaminian Way… Continue reading

    Romance the Medieval Way: St Valentine’s Day Special

  • Part 2 History Links In: Special Careers Session

    Part 2 History Links In: Special Careers Session for All Single and Joint Pt. 2 History students Tuesday, 1 March, 1-2 pm, HUMSS G27 As part of the new Employability strand in the History BA Programme, this special session should… Continue reading

    Part 2 History Links In: Special Careers Session