We start off this SPOT Newsletter by going back to the early modern period with an interesting paper from Natalie Deibel on the role that recreation took in the founding of early American colonies. The Sports and Leisure History seminar heard how recreation and...
This week we have two papers focused on eighteenth-century Britain. In the first Carry van Lieshout discusses the commercialisation of water management in eighteenth-century London for the Metropolitan History seminar. The focus of the paper is on the supply side of...
Welcome to this week’s edition of SPOT Newsletter. Before we begin with our summary reviews I would just like to apologise for the late posting of this entry. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the History SPOT project. Hopefully we will be back on track next...
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first edition of 2011’s SPOT Newsletter. Today we have uploaded 3 podcasts from the Franco-British History seminar held jointly by the IHR and the University of Paris, our first screencast, and podcasts from our recent conference on...
‘A world of repositioning and dispersal’ is how Professor David McKitterick describes libraries in the UK in his discussion on present day difficulties that are facing libraries and in particular their rare book collections. This is our first podcasted session from...
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
