READING HISTORY

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  • Spotlight on: Dr Jacqui Turner

    I was born in Lancashire at a time that unfortunately now appears as a topic or occasionally a Special Subject on our syllabus. I was brought up in a large, political and very Northern working class family and attended one… Continue reading

  • The Canonisations of John XXIII and John Paul II

    by Dr Rebecca Rist On Sunday, the 27th of April 2014 John XXIII (1958-1963) and John Paul II (1978-2005) were both canonised, or declared saints, by the Catholic Church – the first ever ‘double canonisation’. They will be following a long… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Alastair Noble

    I was born in Lanark but moved south at a young age, and grew up in Canterbury. I returned North of the border to study in Glasgow, where I graduated. Then to London where I followed a career in the… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Daniel Hale

    I was born and raised in East Yorkshire. As an undergraduate, I studied law (LLB) at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1983. My postgraduate studies continued on a part-time basis with a Master of Laws degree from the University of Bristol… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Dan Renshaw

    I’m a Reading boy (almost) born and bred. Moved from London when I was a kid, did my BA at the University of Reading, now doing my PhD here. I’m particularly interested in immigration history, in particular the Irish and… Continue reading