By Jon Parry On 13 November the IHR and History of Parliament hosted ‘One Person, Multiple Votes’, a panel discussion on the history of University seats in British politics, 1868-1950. The event marked the 150th anniversary of Robert Lowe’s election as the first...
By Anaïs Waag Until very recently medieval studies was dominated by the perception that women were actively kept away from political power – a notion we owe mainly to nineteenth-century historians. While there was undoubtedly a preference for male rulers throughout...
By Iain MacInnes In September, I found myself traipsing about Glen Nevis in the rain with a Polish film crew. There I spoke about the history and mythology of Mel Gibson’s 1995 blockbuster, Braveheart at one of the sites where it was filmed. I was reminded of the...
By Annie Carey Rogers Tucked off the main streets of Gainesville, Florida, the Historic Haile Homestead was built for the Haile family in the 1850s by enslaved labourers. Local historians and docents of the Haile Homestead deduce that the matron, Serena Haile, began...
Today the Royal Historical Society (RHS) has launched its much anticipated report ‘Race, Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: A Report and Resource for Change.’ The full report includes significant, original research, and highlights the racial and ethnic...
By Pamela Roberts A cursory glance at this image may elicit recognition of a 19th century music hall minstrel with striped trousers, a banjo in hand, and the title ‘Old King Cole’. But look more closely: the person in the image is wearing an academic gown and a...
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