READING HISTORY

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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

  • General election 2015: an electoral shock?

    In the final instalment of our Election 2015 special, Dr Matt Broad looks at the shocking result!       So that’s it. The election is over. The votes have been cast. The final results are in. And who would… Continue reading

  • Elections and Political Change in Britain, 1832-1945

    by Robert Collins As part of our Period in Modern History module, Elections and Political change in Britain, 1832-1945 a trip to Special Collections at the Museum of English Rural Life was organised by Dr Jason Parry. The aim of… Continue reading

  • General election 2015: who and how many will vote?

    After what seems like an eternity, the end of the election campaign is finally in sight. The last of the leaders’ debates – a special Question Time in which David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg sought to defend their… Continue reading

  • “On the Edge”

    By Harriet Mahood For the past two years, post-graduate researchers in the GCMS (Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies) have organised conferences based on a central theme connected to their doctoral work. This year, I decided to take on the role… Continue reading