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‘Can You See the Real Me’: Bank Holidays and Quadrophenia, by Professor Matthew Worley

Posted on July 19, 2021 by readinghistory

August Bank Holiday means it’s time for my annual viewing of Quadrophenia (1979), the film built around The Who’s 1973 LP of the same name. Jimmy, a young mod from London, prepares for a beano in Brighton, travelling to the … Continue reading →

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Reading Welcomes the Summer (in the manner of c. 1218!)

Posted on April 20, 2018 by readinghistory

by Prof Anne Lawrence The manuscript in this image (below), now British Library Ms. Harley 978, was once owned by Reading Abbey, and contains an eclectic mixture of texts, including the poems of a twelfth-century author and performer now known … Continue reading →

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Career Events, Summer Term 2017

Posted on April 25, 2017 by readinghistory

History students at all stages of their degrees might be interested on some (or even all) of the events which Careers are offering this term. The full list can be found below, but we particularly like the look of: Graduating…what … Continue reading →

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My Heritage/Museum Placement with the Humbolt University in Berlin: Gartz and Prenzlau

Posted on August 12, 2016 by readinghistory

by Lisa Berry-Waite The first day of my work excursion was spent mostly travelling from Berlin to our guesthouse in a hamlet near the German town of Prenzlau.  I met Leonore at the train station along with four students, and … Continue reading →

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