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A Brief History of the JCR: How the Common Room Became Common

Emmanuel Campion-Dye discusses the history of the JCR, looking at the progression from private club to political institution.

Glenn Armstrong reviews E.M. Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’, discussing what it reveals about British colonial attitudes and where it falls short.

William Kinsella discusses how Judith Herrin’s Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Empire reshapes commonly-held opinions on Italian history.

John Stewart sheds light on the reality of nurses in World War One, looking beyond the influences of Vera Brittain and Florence Nightingale.

Luke Bateman reviews the EWF4 paper, or Global Middle Ages.

“No matter what country you’re learning about, you’ll probably bump into Britain.” Nathan Land argues against compulsory British history papers.

“The story of Tbilisi is one of constant adaptation and rebirth.”

Daniel Morgan sets out the case for the continued relevance of the Historiography Prelims paper.

Yasmin Howells’ creative translation of Wulf and Eadwacer, an Old English Poem found in the Book of Exeter.

Did Oxford University’s bowler hatted police force have any real power? And what does its existence say about the wider university?