Category Archives: Events

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

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

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 →

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Royal Death and Burial: Reading Abbey in Context

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

by Prof. Lindy Grant It takes a real effort of the imagination to see the past glory of Reading Abbey, founded in 1121 by King Henry I of England as his intended burial house, in the battered remains surviving today. … Continue reading →

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Battleaxes and Benchwarmers’ Trip to Parliament

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

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 →

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Department seminar series, spring term 2019

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

All seminars are held on Wednesday at 4:30–6pm in Edith Morley 128. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome! Wednesday 23 rd, January, Professor Rebecca Rist (Reading), ‘Were Medieval Popes Anti-Judaic or Anti-Semitic?’ Wednesday 6 th February, Dr Dafydd Townley … Continue reading →

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The Stenton Lecture and Symposium 2018

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Thursday 22nd November marks the date of this year’s Stenton Lecture which is preceded by the Stenton Symposium. Both events take place on the Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading. The 2018 Stenton Lecture was live-streamed at our departmental Facebook page, and … Continue reading →

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