The Institute of Historical Research, the Centre for the Study of the Balkans and Curzon Goldsmiths are pleased to host a special film screening in collaboration with the Beyond the Borders international documentary film festival. The Legend of the Ugly King is the...
By Jo Fox Equal pay has long been at the heart of feminist activism. The struggle for enfranchisement was but one component of the suffragette’s campaign – equal pay was another, with Millicent Fawcett arguing for ‘equal pay for equal work’ in the Economic Journal in...
“Have you seen the Big Push films?” wrote Roland Mountford to his father in August 1916. Mountford was referring to The Battle of the Somme film. We are not certain that his father did see the film as we don’t have the reply, however it is more than likely that he did...
In a previous post I mentioned an article which analysed the newspaper reporting of the beginning of the First World War. By happenstance I had begun to read the autobiography of the prolific writer Ursula Bloom – Youth at the Gate – which documents the beginning of...
The 2011-2012 IHR research seminars are just around the corner. Last month I updated this site with a list of seminar groups who had already posted their new programme online and new locations due to the relocation of the IHR. It looks to be a fantastic and diverse...
