I’ve been asked to run the history department’s residential summer school for Edge Hill University this year.  The topic that I’ve chosen is the Civil War, but with a long view that encompasses 100 years of history.  I’ve spent quite a while trying to come up with a blend of activities which will give students…

The final post in a short series based on my recent trip to the EDPOP conference in Utrecht.  Although this one isn’t about EDPOP itself, it’s about Amsterdam. It seemed a long way to go, not to see anything.  As I wasn’t going to be able to fly back to the UK at a reasonable…

Last week, I was very pleased to receive the news that I have been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.  It’s a real honour, and another milestone along the way.  My grateful thanks go to Professor Anne Curry for supporting my application – in fact her ongoing support for and interest in…

This is the final post in a short series about my trip to Utrecht, to the EDPOP conference European Dimensions of Popular Print Culture: A Comparative Approach.   I wanted to see something more of Utrecht, so while I was there I took the opportunity to visit the Museum Catharijneconvent, which holds a fascinating collection…

Originally posted on Museum Development North West: Earlier this year Lancashire County Council announced that Helmshore and Queen Street Mill Textile Museums, which had been closed to the general public since 2016, were going to be partially reopened; since then staff and volunteers have done sterling work to get both sites ready. In the latest…