Open Source Historical Mapping: Using QGIS

This post has kindly been written for us by Dr Justin Colson of the University of Essex I have been teaching a short course on Historical Mapping and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as part of the IHR’s research training programme for several years now, always...

Changing perceptions of motherhood: maternal concepts and realities

As spring is traditionally the season associated with new life and fertility after the long winter months, now seems a timely moment to explore the latest academic publications on the subject of Motherhood featured in the Bibliography of British and Irish History. The...

BIGOT! Senate House Library seeks author of anonymous student pamphlet

Even amongst the extraordinary contents of the Ron Heisler collections, this strident little pamphlet rather stands out. It is the first and perhaps only issue of an underground magazine called, with arch provocativeness, Bigot. It is a remarkable mixture of sexual...