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Watercolor painting of Whitby Abbey ruins under a pale blue sky. The gothic structure overlooks a coastal landscape, evoking tranquillity and history.

Watercolor painting of Whitby Abbey ruins under a pale blue sky. The gothic structure overlooks a coastal landscape, evoking tranquillity and history.

Nun Too Soon – Recovering Victorian Convent Histories

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Mar 17 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

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

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Dec 1, 20255 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

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

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Dec 1, 202510 min read

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

‘The little village that first gave it birth’. Turton and the World's Game

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Nov 30, 202512 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

Henry III - Useless or Unfortunate?

Henry III - Useless or Unfortunate?

Henry III - Useless or Unfortunate?

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Sep 1, 20258 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

Voices from the Margins? The Politics of Petitioning in the Plantagenet World

Voices from the Margins? The Politics of Petitioning in the Plantagenet World

Voices from the Margins? The Politics of Petitioning in the Plantagenet World

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Jun 1, 20257 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

Photo shows the British Library’s Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibit, with blue-coloured display panels in the style of the interior of a medieval abbey surrounding a central exhibit of clothes and personal items.

Photo shows the British Library’s Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibit, with blue-coloured display panels in the style of the interior of a medieval abbey surrounding a central exhibit of clothes and personal items.

'Medieval Women: In Their Own Words'… Sort Of

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May 18, 20255 min read

The painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicholaes Tulp by Rembrandt shows a group of formally dressed men, some wearing dark hats, gathered around a pale, lifeless male corpse lying on a wooden table. Dr Tulp, positioned to the right, gestures with surgical tools as he explains the exposed anatomy of the corpse’s left arm, while the figures around him display varied expressions of curiosity in a dimly lit room with a dramatic sense of light and shadow.

The painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicholaes Tulp by Rembrandt shows a group of formally dressed men, some wearing dark hats, gathered around a pale, lifeless male corpse lying on a wooden table. Dr Tulp, positioned to the right, gestures with surgical tools as he explains the exposed anatomy of the corpse’s left arm, while the figures around him display varied expressions of curiosity in a dimly lit room with a dramatic sense of light and shadow.

Rembrandt and the Art of Dissection

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Mar 1, 20257 min read

A painting of men working on a fire

A painting of men working on a fire

Materials of Progress: Steel and European Narratives of Civilisation

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Mar 1, 20257 min read

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

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Mar 1, 20258 min read

Black Abolitionists and Ladies’ Antislavery Societies in Edinburgh

Black Abolitionists and Ladies’ Antislavery Societies in Edinburgh

Black Abolitionists and Ladies’ Antislavery Societies in Edinburgh

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Mar 1, 20257 min read

The Enigmatic Life and Art of Pieter Anthonisz van Groenewegen

The Enigmatic Life and Art of Pieter Anthonisz van Groenewegen

The Enigmatic Life and Art of Pieter Anthonisz van Groenewegen

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Mar 1, 20257 min read

Photo shows the pink flowers amongst the sunken rose gardens within the Irish National War Memorial Gardens and the two stone-built book rooms.

Photo shows the pink flowers amongst the sunken rose gardens within the Irish National War Memorial Gardens and the two stone-built book rooms.

Lest We Remember? The Irish National War Memorial Gardens

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Mar 1, 20258 min read

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