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GCMS Summer Symposium
By Harriet Mahood The University of Reading has a long history of excellence in medieval studies, reaching back to the early twentieth century when Sir Frank Stenton, author of Anglo-Saxon England (Oxford, 1943), was its first professor of Medieval History… Continue reading
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Three radicals, two anniversaries… and one Great Charter
By Dr Rachel Foxley This year I’ve been involved in events marking two anniversaries, four hundred years apart: the birth of the radical pamphleteer John Lilburne in 1615, and the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.… Continue reading
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The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720
By Dr Hannah Newton ‘How can you study such a depressing topic?’ I am often asked this question. The subject of my research – children’s illness in the early modern period – doesn’t exactly sound like a barrel of laughs.… Continue reading
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An interview with our Africanist Dr Heike Schmidt: ‘Nationalism in Africa: Aspiration, Self-improvement and Belonging’
Can you tell us about your current research? I am researching the social biography of a Zimbabwean nationalist, King Itai David Mutasa (KID). KID was politically active from the late 1950s, and from 1962, he was the ZANU representative in… Continue reading
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“On the Edge”
By Harriet Mahood For the past two years, post-graduate researchers in the GCMS (Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies) have organised conferences based on a central theme connected to their doctoral work. This year, I decided to take on the role… Continue reading
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