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The War within: finance and morality in Europe, 1630-1815
3rd-4th December 2015, University of Reading Organised by Anne Dubet (Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand) and Joel Felix (University of Reading)Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, a series of scandals have shaken public confidence in the world of banking and… Continue reading
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NEW: Careers News
Welcome to our new ‘careers news’ section on the student pages of the blog. We, the Reading’s History Department social media team, will be working in conjunction with Dr Elizabeth Matthew (the Department’s Employabiltiy Convenor) to keep you informed about… Continue reading
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Martin Luther King and the FBI
Written by: Dafydd Townley On or about the 6th November 1964, this letter was posted to Martin Luther King. The civil rights leader had just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work in campaigning for racial equality in the… Continue reading
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The Stenton Lecture and Symposium 2015
Thursday 19th 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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TEA & TESTIMONY
History on TV As part of Explore Your Archives, Reading historians Professor Kate Williams and Dr Jacqui Turner will chat about the effect of the media on public history. Is history now just another commodity? Can archives really be described… Continue reading
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