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Why a Master’s Degree in History? Hear from our alumni.
On the 23rd November 2023, the University of Reading will hold its Virtual Open Day for Master’s courses. We are proud within the Department of History to have so many alumni who have either remained with us at Reading, or… Continue reading
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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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Discovering Archives and Collections: A Day in Pictures
Within the Department of History, we are lucky enough to work with some fantastic partners in the archives and collections sector. Each year, a small and eager cohort of part 3 students embark on one of our placement modules: Discovering… Continue reading
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Asian and Middle Eastern History Day 2023
On Friday 15th September, the Department of History hosted students from the Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, for our Asian and Middle Eastern History Day. Students were treated to a diverse set of talks from academics in our department, and… 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
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Pirate Portfolios: Creative Assessment on a History Module, by Dr Richard Blakemore
We have been sharing some piratical material on this blog recently, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film in 2003, much of it related in some way or another to an undergraduate module that… Continue reading
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Pirate Legends Resurfaced: The Black Pearl and Real Pirate Ships, by Luke Walters
Despite the countless interpretations of the pirate ship, from Captain Kidd’s Adventure Galley to Captain Hook’s Jolly Roger, it has above all else been characterised as a theatrical stage. Images of dashing rogues rejoicing on deck swearing and drinking, all… Continue reading
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