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  • Popes & Jews, and Otherworlds: Two new Medieval Monographs

    Yesterday, Thursday 17th March 2016, the Department of History and the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies (GCMS) held a book launch for two new medieval monographs from Oxford University Press (OUP).  Thanks to their authors, Dr Rebecca Rist and Dr… Continue reading

  • Rome 1600

    Professor Clare Robertson’s new book, Rome 1600. The City and the visual Arts under Clement VIII (Yale University Press 2015) produces a snapshot of the city at one of the most significant moments in its post-classical history. Rome was at… Continue reading

    Rome 1600
  • Dr Mara Oliva – a member of the newly established TEL Practitioners Forum

    Congratulations to Dr Mara Oliva who has been appointed as a member of the newly established TEL Practitioners Forum (TELPF).  The Forum has been created to represent the wider community of staff within the University of Reading who are actively… Continue reading

    Dr Mara Oliva – a member of the newly established TEL Practitioners Forum
  • Nancy Astor: Art in Parliament

    We are very pleased to announce that Dr Jacqui Turner’s work for Parliament on the installation of the Nancy Astor bust, in association with Vote100, is completed. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, was elected to Parliament on 15 November 1919. She took her… Continue reading

    Nancy Astor: Art in Parliament
  • Suffregette: ‘Film and Fact’

    This Thursday Reaing Film Theatre are showing the film Suffregette (2015), 8-10pm Palmer Building. To mark the screening we are reposting Dr Jacqui Turner‘s excellent blog post from October ‘Suffregette…but what happened next?’ – enjoy! *please note small editorial changes… Continue reading

    Suffregette: ‘Film and Fact’