READING HISTORY

ReadingHistory

  • The Labour party, Europe and the (recent) history of Scottish independence

    by Matt Broad With less than a year now to go before Scots head to the polls to take part in the independence referendum, one can’t help but be reminded of earlier debates surrounding the matter of the country’s place… Continue reading

  • The Stenton Lecture 2013

    The Department is pleased to announce that the annual Stenton Lecture will take place on 21 November 2013. This year’s lecture is entitled ‘From Jacobitism to the SNP: the Crown, the Union and the Scottish Question’, will be given by Professor… Continue reading

  • The British Conference for Undergraduate Research by Rosie Knight

    In April this year, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the British Conference for Undergraduate Research (BCUR) at Plymouth University, a two day conference where undergraduate students from the UK and beyond exhibit their research. The conference… Continue reading

  • Proving that Medieval Meteorology existed

    Dr Anne Lawrence has been awarded an AHRC Fellowship for 2013-14, to support her research into the reality and practice of meteorology in medieval England.  This work will both provide a history of medieval meteorology and challenge the still-popular idea… Continue reading

  • ‘My time in the History Department’

    Our recent graduate Emma Jackson reflects upon her time as a History student and how this informed her decision to stand as RUSU Education Officer   No matter how we dress it up, whether as a stepping stone for a… Continue reading