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A Life on the Ocean Wave: This Week in Maritime History
by Dr Richard Blakemore Early modern maritime history has been in the news a lot this week. On Monday, the BBC ran a story about the London, a seventeenth-century wreck in the Thames. On Tuesday, the Guardian revealed a new… Continue reading
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Writing the Noise: The Second International Conference of the Subcultures Network, 6-7 September 2018
by Prof. Lucy Robinson and Prof. Matthew Worley Last week saw the University of Reading’s History department host the Second International Conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for the Study of Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change. Titled ‘Writing the Noise’,… Continue reading
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The History of Women’s Rights: What has the Magna Carta Done for Us?
Professor Anne Lawrence and Dr Jacqui Turner recently spoke to Dan Damon on the BBC World Service about Magna Carta and its implications for women’s rights. Here they reflect on some of the key points of that interview. You can… Continue reading
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Tweeting from the Grave: Sickness and Survival in the 17th Century
by Dr Hannah Newton [i] My favourite thing about being a historian is reading other people’s diaries. I began to realise this at the tender age of eight, when our teacher asked us to write a series of diary entries… Continue reading
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Celebrating Women in the Department for International Women’s Day
Yesterday, Thursday 8th March, was International Women’s Day. To celebrate this, we decided to champion some of the amazing women, staff and students, in our department and their excellent research. Check out their profiles below: Dr Jacqui Turner Dr Mara… Continue reading
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