British History
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3rd December 1914: Rough weather at sea and the ship’s cat
by Dr Ruth Salter [1] While many of the dates we’re looking at in this year’s December blog series mark big, noteworthy events which impacted either on the life of a notable individual, or on contemporary society – thus potentially… Continue reading
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The Stenton Lecture and Symposium 2016
Thursday 17th November marks the date of this year’s Stenton Lecture which is preceded by the Stenton Symposium. What is the Stenton Lecture? The Stenton lecture is an annual lecture by an eminent historian, hosted by the Department and held… Continue reading
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Marriage, Motherhood and being an MP: the Long View
by Dr Jacqui Turner The famous Harold Wilson misquote that a week is a long time in politics was an understatement last week, half an hour was a long time in politics. On Wednesday afternoon I had a coffee with… Continue reading
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Before we were the University of Reading
by Dr Ruth Salter As many of you are probably aware, this year marks the 90th anniversary of Reading receiving its University Charter. Reading, which was given the charter by George V in 1926, was the only institution to be… Continue reading
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The Language of the Migration ‘Crisis’ – Past and Present
by Dr Daniel Renshaw On mainland Europe a status quo that has preserved peace on the continent for the last half century is beginning to fall apart. Meanwhile, back in the United Kingdom, attitudes and policy towards long-established relationships with… Continue reading
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