New reviews: Britishness, chaplains, the occult and the black market
‘Never been to Oxford?! Where have you been living your life?’ Safely back from my trip to the dreaming spires, where I had a very receptive / indulgent audience at the Oxford e-Research Centre. Maybe I’ve already bored regular readers with this before, but wandering...Historical Research – new Early View articles published
The other boys of Kilmichael’: No. 2 Section, ‘C’ Company, Auxiliary Division Royal Irish Constabulary, 28 November 1920 by Andrew Nelson Female barrenness, bodily access and aromatic treatments in seventeenth-century England by Jennifer Evans The harassment of Isaac...New reviews: Virginia governors, American eugenics, religion & economics and medieval Rouen
Before I forget / get distracted, my colleagues at British History Online have asked me to bring this opportunity to your attention (https://www.history.ac.uk/news/2014-03-12/academic-advisory-board-member-british-history-online) – have a look, and if you fancy...
How do you read a series like the Victoria County History?
The benefits of a digitised volume. “In the mid 18th century the vicar [of Hayes] complained his parishioners attended cock-fights, swore, & rioted in the churchyard during Shrove Tuesday services. At about the same date he was having trouble both with his choir,...