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The Elephant in the Room: the Republican Party in 2016
by Dafydd Townley The race to be the party candidates for the 2016 election has been fascinating. It has confused poll analysts, political scientists, and broken from historical trends. All of this and it is only April. As onlookers we… Continue reading
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The emergence of Trump and Sanders: not just a phenomenon confined to the United States?
by Darius Wainwright President Dwight D Eisenhower once threatened to leave the Republican Party unless it reflected the progressive, centrist principles that he advocated.[i] Were he alive today, it is fair to say that current developments within the GOP would… Continue reading
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Popes & Jews, and Otherworlds: Two new Medieval Monographs
Yesterday, Thursday 17th March 2016, the Department of History and the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies (GCMS) held a book launch for two new medieval monographs from Oxford University Press (OUP). Thanks to their authors, Dr Rebecca Rist and Dr… Continue reading
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Why My Research Matters – A GCMS Workshop
Friday 22nd April 2016, University of Reading The Graduate Centre of Medieval Studies (GCMS) is an interdisciplinary centre that is predominantly based in the History department. ‘Why My Research Matters’, or to give it its full title ‘Why My Research… Continue reading
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Rome 1600
Professor Clare Robertson’s new book, Rome 1600. The City and the visual Arts under Clement VIII (Yale University Press 2015) produces a snapshot of the city at one of the most significant moments in its post-classical history. Rome was at… Continue reading
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