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A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

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Mar 110 min read

side-by-side of the Hereford Mappa Mundi and the world map from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. On the left is a zoomed-in view of an old medieval map, with water filled in with dark ink, surrounded by drawings of buildings, shapes, and walls drawn at all angles. Text is mixed in with the images, making the map feel busy and full of information. On the right is a screenshot from a modern video game map, drawn in a storybook style, with forests, rivers, farm fields, and town buildings placed neatly on the map and coloured brightly.

side-by-side of the Hereford Mappa Mundi and the world map from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. On the left is a zoomed-in view of an old medieval map, with water filled in with dark ink, surrounded by drawings of buildings, shapes, and walls drawn at all angles. Text is mixed in with the images, making the map feel busy and full of information. On the right is a screenshot from a modern video game map, drawn in a storybook style, with forests, rivers, farm fields, and town buildings placed neatly on the map and coloured brightly.

Imagined Maps of the Middle Ages

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Mar 19 min read

In the focus of the picture is a portrait of Hans J. Reissner. He has a dark, well-trimmed beard and moustache, wears a smart three-piece suit and wears small round spectacles.

In the focus of the picture is a portrait of Hans J. Reissner. He has a dark, well-trimmed beard and moustache, wears a smart three-piece suit and wears small round spectacles.

The Expulsion and Erasure of Hans J. Reissner

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Mar 18 min read

Brothers at War: How Mughal Inheritance Shaped a Dynasty’s Destruction

Brothers at War: How Mughal Inheritance Shaped a Dynasty’s Destruction

Brothers at War: How Mughal Inheritance Shaped a Dynasty’s Destruction

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

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using-and-interpreting-late-medieval-french-pardon-letters-the-jj-series

EPOCH Tutorials - Using and Interpreting Late Medieval French Pardon Letters, the ‘JJ series’

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Dec 1, 20255 min read

A football stadium filled with fans holding claret and blue flags during a football match. Mascots line up on the field and a large claret and blue crowd tifo displays the text ‘75 Lest We Forget’ alongside images of paratroopers, a bridge, and the mythical winged horse Pegasus.

A football stadium filled with fans holding claret and blue flags during a football match. Mascots line up on the field and a large claret and blue crowd tifo displays the text ‘75 Lest We Forget’ alongside images of paratroopers, a bridge, and the mythical winged horse Pegasus.

Kits for Victory! How Dutch Football Commemorates the Second World War

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

The photograph shows hundreds of the Red Guards sitting on the square. They wear dark-blue uniforms and green military coats. The majority of them hold Mao Zedong's red books. The area is decorated with red flags and the poster saying to defend Mao's revolutionary line.

The photograph shows hundreds of the Red Guards sitting on the square. They wear dark-blue uniforms and green military coats. The majority of them hold Mao Zedong's red books. The area is decorated with red flags and the poster saying to defend Mao's revolutionary line.

The Hóng Wèibīng Movement and May 68 Student Protests

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Dec 1, 20257 min read

Connecting with Historical Consciousness through Special Collections Libraries

Connecting with Historical Consciousness through Special Collections Libraries

Connecting with Historical Consciousness through Special Collections Libraries

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Dec 1, 202510 min read

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

A colourful stained glass window depicting a gothic-style church with glowing orange windows and a tall spire. Surrounding the church are abstract patterns in vivid blues, purples, and reds, along with angelic or celestial imagery, including a figure with a starry headdress and wings. Decorative motifs of holly leaves and geometric shapes frame the scene, blending religious and symbolic elements.

A colourful stained glass window depicting a gothic-style church with glowing orange windows and a tall spire. Surrounding the church are abstract patterns in vivid blues, purples, and reds, along with angelic or celestial imagery, including a figure with a starry headdress and wings. Decorative motifs of holly leaves and geometric shapes frame the scene, blending religious and symbolic elements.

Memory Encapsulated in a Building: Lansdowne Church, Alf Webster, and Memorialisation

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Sep 1, 20258 min read

Black and white photo of a Wehrmacht soldier kissing a French prostitute. The man kisses the woman's cheek. She's wearing a blouse with a bow.

Black and white photo of a Wehrmacht soldier kissing a French prostitute. The man kisses the woman's cheek. She's wearing a blouse with a bow.

Pillow Talk - French Prostitution Across Centuries and Continents

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Sep 1, 202511 min read

A black and white photograph of a white male with a long beard, and 11 shirtless and barefooted smiling children all holding a long piece of cloth on the earth floor. A building can be seen behind the group.

A black and white photograph of a white male with a long beard, and 11 shirtless and barefooted smiling children all holding a long piece of cloth on the earth floor. A building can be seen behind the group.

Salesian Missions, Indigenous Identity, and Cultural Heritage: Navigating History, Memory, and Reconciliation in the Negro River Region

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Sep 1, 20257 min read

Vintage workshop scene with an industrial desk lamp, rusty fan, glass bottles, paint charts, and tools on a wooden workbench, radiating nostalgia.

Vintage workshop scene with an industrial desk lamp, rusty fan, glass bottles, paint charts, and tools on a wooden workbench, radiating nostalgia.

Letter from the Editors

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Sep 1, 20252 min read

Heritage and Museum Picks

Heritage and Museum Picks

Heritage and Museum Picks

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Sep 1, 202510 min read

Black and white portrait of Professor Emyr Estyn Evans, standing outdoors in a suit and tie with a pipe in his right hand.

Black and white portrait of Professor Emyr Estyn Evans, standing outdoors in a suit and tie with a pipe in his right hand.

Emyr Estyn Evans and the Making of Regional Heritage in Northern Ireland

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Sep 1, 20259 min read

Review: Margaret Renn’s Paul Foot: A Life in Politics

Review: Margaret Renn’s Paul Foot: A Life in Politics

Review: Margaret Renn’s Paul Foot: A Life in Politics

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Sep 1, 20254 min read

LHPC 2025 Recap: Thirty Years of LHPC

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Sep 1, 20255 min read

A black and white photograph of Molly Harrison, a woman in her early 40s with pale skin and dark hair wearing a black jacket, white ruffled blouse and grey skirt. She sits looking to the left of the photograph. Some papers and a pair of round glasses are in the foreground of the image in the bottom left corner.

A black and white photograph of Molly Harrison, a woman in her early 40s with pale skin and dark hair wearing a black jacket, white ruffled blouse and grey skirt. She sits looking to the left of the photograph. Some papers and a pair of round glasses are in the foreground of the image in the bottom left corner.

Museum Education in Times of Crisis - Children and Museums in the Second World War

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Sep 1, 20257 min read

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

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Jun 1, 20259 min read

The Possibility of the Existence of the First Emperor Jinmu

The Possibility of the Existence of the First Emperor Jinmu

The Possibility of the Existence of the First Emperor Jinmu

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

Letter From The Editors

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Jun 1, 20253 min read

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

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Jun 1, 20257 min read

There Are No Women On The New Left

There Are No Women On The New Left

There Are No Women On The New Left

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

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