History students

  • Fallen Women: Remembering the Women History Tried to Hide 

    In this post, Part 2 History student Alyssa Parker Harwin shares some of her research into the history of sex work. March is Women’s History Month in the United Kingdom, a month in which we honour the women in the past who helped pave the way… Continue reading

    Fallen Women: Remembering the Women History Tried to Hide 
  • Four Historians Who Made the University of Reading

    With our centenary fast approaching, David Stack looks back on four historians who played a crucial role in the foundation and development of the University of Reading. The One who got the ball rolling: Arthur Johnson (1845 -1927) The Revd… Continue reading

    Four Historians Who Made the University of Reading
  • Homemade Georgian Winter Cheese

    As part of their project working with the Royal Berkshire Archive (RBA) for the module HS2GPP: Going Public, Part 2 undergraduate students examined an 18th century cookbook. Today, Anna Puckey and Henry Merison share one of the seasonal recipes they found.… Continue reading

    Homemade Georgian Winter Cheese
  • A Georgian Cookbook Mystery

    As part of their project working with the Royal Berkshire Archive (RBA) for the module HS2GPP: Going Public, Part 2 undergraduate students Becky Storey and Eleanor Davis examined an 18th century cookbook. Read about the mysteries they uncovered below… Early… Continue reading

    A Georgian Cookbook Mystery
  • Brooke Harding on the workings of becoming a first-generation student 

    As part of the University’s Centenary Celebrations, a team led by David Stack in History has been researching the experiences of students and staff from working-class backgrounds at the University of Reading. Beginning with the widening participation roots of the University… Continue reading

    Brooke Harding on the workings of becoming a first-generation student