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Reading Abbey’s Most Famous Manuscript Has Returned to Reading
Reading Abbey was founded by King Henry I (son of William the Conqueror) in 1121 and was given wealth and resources suitable for a royal abbey. Successive rulers of England visited the abbey and made use of it to hold… Continue reading
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Going Public: Working Class Experiences
As part of the second year Going Public (HS2GPP) module, groups of students bid to undertake projects on aspects of public history. In this blog, second year history student Kris Pickett explains why his group chose the ‘Celebrating a Century… Continue reading
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Use Your Voice! Celebrating working class lives this Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we invited PhD students Amy Longmuir and Abbie Tibbott, researchers for the Celebrating Class: Working-Class Identities at Reading centenary project, to share their thoughts on class and gender. Amy Longmuir conducted archival research at Special Collections,… Continue reading
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Fallen Women: Remembering the Women History Tried to Hide
In this post, Part 2 History student Alyssa Parker Harwin shares some of her research into the history of sex work. March is Women’s History Month in the United Kingdom, a month in which we honour the women in the past who helped pave the way… Continue reading
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Four Historians Who Made the University of Reading
With our centenary fast approaching, David Stack looks back on four historians who played a crucial role in the foundation and development of the University of Reading. The One who got the ball rolling: Arthur Johnson (1845 -1927) The Revd… Continue reading
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