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The post-Reformation history of Hallowmass
By Professor Helen Parish Earlier this week, my colleague Anne Mathers-Lawrence posted a blog with the provocative title Who Invented Hallowe’en? It is a fantastic overview of the medieval origins of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, and a… Continue reading
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Who Invented Halloween?
Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers Was Halloween a medieval festival? The origins of Halloween have often been traced back to the middle ages, and the usual ‘early witness’ is Bede. His The Reckoning of Time, an extremely influential book on the calculation… Continue reading
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Black History Month: October 2014
by Dr Emily West The authority known as the ‘Greater London Council’ introduced Black History Month (BHM) to the UK in October 1987 with the intention of promoting greater racial tolerance and understanding in the city. The initiative was soon… Continue reading
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The inaugural BrANCH and HOTCUS conference: “BrATCUS” 2014
This September, the University of Reading was fortunate to host the British Association of Nineteenth Century Historians (BrANCH) and the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) in the first conference shared by both organisations. The collaboration provided attendees… Continue reading
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‘I wanted the world to get better and I knew it couldn’t get better if it was going to be ruled by men…’ Nancy Astor (BBC Radio Broadcast1956)
By Dr Jacqui Turner It was 95 years ago that Nancy Astor, the first female MP, gave her maiden speech; the first speech by a woman in Parliament. Nancy Astor was an, American. She was an aristocratic, controversial and witty… Continue reading
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