Category Archives: modern history

The Rugby World Cup and the Born Free Dancing Victory

Posted on November 8, 2019 by readinghistory

By Dr Heike Schmidt On Saturday 2 November the ‘Springboks’, South Africa’s national rugby team, won the world cup in the final game against England. There has been a much-reported twitter storm in response to one of the Springbok players, … Continue reading →

Posted in African History, modern history, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Material Histories: History MA projects with the Museum of English Rural Life

Posted on July 9, 2019 by readinghistory

As part of our MA in History, our postgraduate students work with the curators and collections of the Museum of English Rural Life to learn about the history of material culture, and the various ways in which historians can use … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, Early Modern History, Medical History, modern history, News, Our Videos, Research, Rural History, Students Page | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Women’s Voices: From Slavery to the #MeToo Movement – Fairbrother Lecture 2019

Posted on June 25, 2019 by readinghistory

The end of the American Civil War offered emancipated African American women the right to bring rape charges against white men for the first time, leading to an escalation in disclosures of sexual violence. In this lecture, History Ph.D. student … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Cultural History, Events, gender history, modern history, News, Research, Students Page | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Battleaxes and Benchwarmers’ Trip to Parliament

Posted on March 22, 2019 by readinghistory

By Beckie White, 3rd Year Archaeology & History student On Tuesday 12th March 2019, a group of final year History students at the University of Reading took a trip to Parliament. This trip was undertaken by students enrolled on the … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, Events, gender history, modern history, News, Research, Students Page | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The 1975 European Community Referendum: The First of Two … or of Three?

Posted on January 25, 2019 by readinghistory

by Dr Linda Arch On 5 June 1975 the UK held a referendum in which the electorate were asked the following question: Do You Think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (the Common Market)? Voters were … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, Comment, modern history, News, Research | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment