Who were London’s ‘Ladies of Quality and Distinction’?

Who were London’s ‘Ladies of Quality and Distinction’?

Sep 26, 2018

By Janette Bright ‘Ladies of Quality and Distinction’, a new exhibition at London’s Foundling Museum, traces the history of women’s involvement in the creation and running of the Foundling Hospital—from the twenty-one mid-eighteenth century ‘Ladies’, who signed...
History Day 2018: Call for Papers and Save the Date

History Day 2018: Call for Papers and Save the Date

Mar 29, 2018

We are excited to announce that our sixth annual History Day will take place on 27 November 2018. The event is aimed at postgraduate and undergraduate students, academics, early career and private researchers who are looking for advice on how to find and make best use...
Ernő Goldfinger and a visit to 2 Willow Road, Hampstead

Ernő Goldfinger and a visit to 2 Willow Road, Hampstead

Jan 10, 2018

By Philip Carter As a survey of domestic experience, the IHR’s 2018 Winter Conference—‘Home: new histories of living’ (8-9 February)—ranges widely in its locations and forms of historical dwellings. At the same time, individual properties stand out. These include No....

Training Up the Escalated Body

Feb 12, 2014

Going Underground: Travel Beneath the Metropolis 1863-201317 January 2013Richard HornseyTraining Up the Escalated Body Abstract: During the 1920s and 30s, as the Underground network expanded outwards and passenger numbers increased, Tube stations were designed (or...