British History
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1st December 1919: ‘Insidious Sexism’, Nancy Astor MP #MeToo
by Dr Jacqui Turner [1] On the day that Nancy Astor took her seat in parliament, rather than blog about an anniversary, and inspired by the recent visit of outspoken feminist MP Jess Phillips to the University of Reading, I… Continue reading
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Darwin Rocks!
by Prof. David Stack September 2017 was not the best month for Charles Darwin. The introduction of the new £10 note saw his bearded profile usurped by a polymer Jane Austen; the Erdogan government implemented its removal of the… Continue reading
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Socialism and the Vampire: Comrades, Capitalists and Bloodsuckers
by Dr Dan Renshaw In May 1897 Constable and Co published a limited print run of a new novel by a London-based Irish theatre manager and occasional author named Bram Stoker. Stoker had enjoyed moderate critical recognition with a series… Continue reading
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So that was International Women’s Day…
by Dr Jacqui Turner So yesterday was International Women’s Day and women were everywhere – literally we were all over the place, in the media, online, on TV and crowded around both front benches in the House of Commons as,… Continue reading
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Paid Research Opportunity for Students: History UROPs, Summer 2017
Are you interested in doing paid research over the summer? Do you want to expand your CV and skills? The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) scheme gives undergraduate students in the middle years of their degree (i.e. not first or… Continue reading
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