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Anglo-Scottish Relations, Works from the University of Reading Special Collections
The University of Reading’s Special Collections holds a number of works relating to the relationship between England and Scotland, the Union of the Crowns (1603) and the Union of Parliaments (1707). A selection of these have been brought together in… Continue reading
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Placing the Emergence of the Scottish Labour Party in a Comparative Perspective
By Jason Parry Scotland has always been a place of significance for the Labour Party. Many key figures in the party’s formative years were Scottish, including its first (albeit unofficial) leader, Keir Hardie, and its first prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald.… Continue reading
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Spotlight on: Dr Rebecca Rist
I was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Cambridge (UK). I did my undergraduate degree in Literae Humaniores at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and then moved for my postgraduate work to Cambridge. I did my M.Phil. and Ph.D.… Continue reading
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Spotlight on: Dr Elizabeth Matthew
I was born in Swansea but grew up in London. I was an undergraduate and postgraduate at the University of Durham. My research interests and publications focus on the political and social history of late medieval England and Ireland. I… Continue reading
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Spotlight on: Dr Heike Schmidt
I was born in Germany, although I have spent most of my life living elsewhere. I joined the History Department in 2013 as Lecturer in Modern History. My area of expertise is nineteenth and twentieth century African History, in particular… Continue reading
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