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Reading Abbey’s Most Famous Manuscript Has Returned to Reading
Reading Abbey was founded by King Henry I (son of William the Conqueror) in 1121 and was given wealth and resources suitable for a royal abbey. Successive rulers of England visited the abbey and made use of it to hold… Continue reading
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Use Your Voice! Celebrating working class lives this Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we invited PhD students Amy Longmuir and Abbie Tibbott, researchers for the Celebrating Class: Working-Class Identities at Reading centenary project, to share their thoughts on class and gender. Amy Longmuir conducted archival research at Special Collections,… Continue reading
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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
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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
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Vinegar Valentines: Loathing on Love’s Big Day
Dr Jacqui Turner explores the darker side of the divisive romantic celebration… Our association with Valentine’s Day is one of love and romance; however, considering St Valentine’s own grisly end, it is worth exploring a darker side, including some traditions… Continue reading
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