British Politics in the Long Eighteenth Century: a Defence of Political History

Dec 12, 2013

British Politics in the Long Eighteenth Century: a Defence of Political History Frank O’Gorman (Manchester) Franco-British History seminar 22 November 2012   Abstract: This lecture sought to define the nature of eighteenth century British politics and to explain...

What’s in a Name?: The ‘Conversation’ Piece in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Apr 25, 2013

British History in the Long 18th Century 7 November 2012 Kate Retford (Birkbeck, University of London) What’s in a Name?: The ‘Conversation’ Piece in Eighteenth-Century Britain   For the uninitiated (that would include me, I’m afraid!) ‘conversation’ pieces is a term...

The World is not Enough: Global History, Cotton Textiles and the Industrial Revolution

Apr 18, 2013

British History in the Long Eighteenth Century 30 January 2013 Giorgio Riello (University of Warwick) The World is not Enough: Global History, Cotton Textiles and the Industrial Revolution   Although the title of this paper might remind you of a James Bond film, this...

From Cradle to Antipodean Grave: Reconstructing 19th Century Criminal Lives

Mar 18, 2013

Digital History From Cradle to Antipodean Grave: Reconstructing 19th Century Criminal Lives Hamish Maxwell-Stewart (Tasmania) 8 May 2012   In this session of the Digital History seminar, streamed live on 8 May Hamish Maxwell-Stewart gave a fascinating talk about...

Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776

Feb 14, 2013

Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776 British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar Paul Davis (Princeton) 25 January 2012 Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776 This is a guest post by Paul McMenemy, one of IHR Digital’s...