Pádraig Nolan continues his Colonel Barker series, focusing on his trials and how they allow us to understand 20th-century gender constructs.
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Pádraig Nolan continues his Colonel Barker series, focusing on his trials and how they allow us to understand 20th-century gender constructs.
Continue readingWhat does A Christmas Carol reveal about Christmas throughout history? Glenn Armstrong examines the historical context behind the merry tale.
Continue reading“We could not have asked for a better ambassador for late medieval history.” James Nevett reviews Netflix’s The King (2019).
Continue reading“The History Faculty’s policy of forcing single honours students to take two History of the British Isles papers…is problematic.”
Continue readingTW: racism, racial slurs Marshall Street was an unassuming, unexceptional street in Smethwick, West Midlands. Its terraced houses were not particularly striking or notable. The declining industrial town resembled many others across the country, facing …
Continue readingIsaac Hawcock reviews The Nest to explore how it dissects Thatcherite neoliberalism from a twenty-first century perspective.
Continue readingDaisy Birch discusses the first National Women’s Liberation Conference held at Ruskin College in 1970.
Continue readingRebecca Smithson reviews Netflix’s ‘Secrets of Great British Castles’, uncovering how the show balances ASMR and educational value.
Continue readingYasmin Howells’ creative translation of Wulf and Eadwacer, an Old English Poem found in the Book of Exeter.
Continue readingJoe Hyland Deeson charts Oxford’s history through its pubs, examining the riots, rules and revelry that are imbibed in the city’s watering holes.
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