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Disabled – Enabling: Daughter of a Blind Father, by Dr. Heike I. Schmidt
My father was not disabled. He was not without ability or limited. He was without sight, and he could not smell. A… Continue reading
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Mills Archive: The Gunpowder Mill Book
Enjoy this guest post from our colleagues at the Mills Archive, who preserve records of milling history. This piece was authored by Nathanael Hodge – thanks to the archive for allowing us to share their work. The image above shows… Continue reading
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Long Read: Little Known Historical Leisure Activities to try, by Dr Jacqui Turner and Prof David Stack
If you enjoyed our piece in The Conversation this month and would like to hear more, here is the long read which also includes a little more history and things not to do … Leisure is an essential component of modern… Continue reading
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Exploring the Historical Elements of the Franchise, by Luke Walters
Luke Walters, one of our Pirate PhD students, has continued from Christos Giannatos’ investigation of the historical accuracy of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, with two short videos. Pirates Codes (From Pirates of the Caribbean:… Continue reading
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Pirate Bites: How true are the pirate representations in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, by Christos Giannatos
After having the privilege to showcase our third year students’ creative assessment last week, this week we have looked to one of our doctoral researchers, Christos, to find the truth in the representations of pirates in the first film in… Continue reading

