Brothels, bowling and bad reputations: life on the fringes of late medieval London
By Charlotte Berry London in the fifteenth century was a city far larger than any other in England and the only urban centre in the realm on a scale comparable to the great cities of Europe. Although London had city walls originally built by Roman settlers, the...
More than just cake and conversation—the IHR Common Room as a melting pot for new ideas
By Christine Evans Appleyard (MRes, IHR, 2019) There can be few visitors to the IHR building in Senate House who have not stepped inside the Weston Common Room. Rather like the family kitchen, it is the natural gathering place for essential refuelling and informal...
Elizabethan Witchcraft, Sorcery, and a Very Troubled Marriage
Ahead of their new book ‘Star Chamber Matters’, Professor K. J. Kesselring (Dalhousie) dives into some of Star Chamber’s most riveting cases including this article on, marriage, ‘male witches’ and a grieving house-wife. An extraordinary court that ruled...
Brews, Spring, Steam – The Georgian Spa Town of Buxton, Derbyshire
By Joe Chick Having explored the histories of Kenilworth, Colchester and Coventry, Dr Joe Chick arms himself with ‘A History of English Places’, the App for mobile devices developed by the Victoria County History (VCH) with Aimer Media. In this blog, he heads to...