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Laetitia Houblon’s Letters and Women on the Grand Tour, by Jessica Campbell

Posted on March 31, 2023 by readinghistory

During the eighteenth century, the Grand Tour became a popular phenomenon among the upper classes of English society. It became a rite of passage for aristocratic young men to spend anywhere between six months to four years travelling around Europe, … Continue reading →

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An Outing with the Historical Association (Reading branch), 17th June

Posted on May 10, 2017 by readinghistory

The Reading branch of the Historical Association have asked us to share news of an upcoming outing which might be of interest. “This is a double event that should appeal to anyone fascinated by Britain’s nineteenth, and early twentieth-century industrial … Continue reading →

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Visiting Berlin: Our Part 2 Study Trip

Posted on February 24, 2017 by readinghistory

Part 2 @UoRHistStudents @AwkwardPhoenix & @georgiarebecca_ on thier study trip to Berlin Continue reading →

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The Long Read. Impressions of a Modern Pilgrim: Walking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela

Posted on January 13, 2017 by readinghistory

by Dr Rebecca Rist Whan that Averylle with his shoures soote The droughte of March hath perced to the roote, … Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrymages When in April the sweet showers fall, And pierce the drought of … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2016: Sugar and Spice and All Things…

Posted on December 19, 2016 by readinghistory

by Dr Richard Blakemore [1] Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist of the mid-seventeenth century, enjoyed Christmas (as we learned in the third post of our Christmas 2016 series). In 1661 he recorded spending a merry evening with friends; five years … Continue reading →

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