ReadingHistory
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Motherhood, Childlessness, and the Care of Children from Slavery to Emancipation
Call for Papers As part of an international research network funded by an AHRC network grant entitled ‘Mothering Slaves: Comparative Perspectives on Motherhood, Childlessness and the Care of Children in Atlantic Slave Societies’ we invite proposals for 20 minute papers… Continue reading
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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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