Monthly Archives: September 2011

Book Review- Wedlock by Mandy Moore

As someone who studied the treatment of women in the past, and has written a dissertation on domestic violence in the early modern period, I am perhaps more interested in this than the average person.  Even so, this is one … Continue reading

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Update to the University Information page

Would be undergratuate historians should note that the University News section of the site has been updated with an excellent essay from Ryan Kemp entitled “What is the worth of a History degree ?”  Well worth a read. Mr Kydd.

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A Point of View: Churchill, chance and the ‘black dog’

A really interesting article from the BBC on Churchill here. In it,  John Gray argues that “a strange conjunction of events…(Churchill’s depression)… his black dog – together with the intervention of a loyal friend during a few fateful days in early … Continue reading

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We are all doomed…

Well perhaps. I found my A Level Economics rather too demanding to make an informed comment. Some, like William Keegan in The Observer clearly think that we are heading for very choppy waters. He argues that it is all “getting serious”, … Continue reading

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David Starkey and the role of the historian. Part Two.

In August I posted some reactions to Starkey’s comments about the riots on Newsnight. I asked then  why when major events happen do we turn to historians to explain them. This article from the Daily Telegraph really asks the same question. … Continue reading

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10 years on: is the world a safer place after 9/11 ?

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches it is natural that academics are starting to feel that it is appropriate to reflect on the significance of the event. This is not of course to deny that it is first and foremost a tragedy … Continue reading

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New stonehenge article gives a good insight into how important science is to the study of prehistory.

This BBC article explains how archaeologists  have worked out the location of the tomb for the original builders of Stonehenge (in Wales). Professor Wainwright  comments “It can be compared directly with the first Stonehenge, so for the first time we have a … Continue reading

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