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  • Quick update

    A short post, because I probably won’t have time to write one later.  This week I have worked mainly on one particular ballad, writing a short article about it that I hope to submit for publication fairly soon.  It turned out to be something of a double-edged sword, as there is more to it than…

  • Moralising ballads

    This week seems to have seen me concentrating on moralising ballads.  On Wednesday I had a long meeting with my supervisor, discussing them and the reformation of manners.  He suggested I read an article by Peter Lake on Puritanism, Arminianism and a Shropshire Axe-Murder!  I read it this morning.  Fascinating, it was.  So many layers…

  • Branch Vice President Receives H.A. Fellowship

    Originally posted on Historical Association Bolton Branch: Bolton Branch Vice President, Dr Glyn Redworth The Bolton Branch is pleased to announce that our Vice President, Dr Glyn Redworth, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association.  Dr Redworth provided some of the first Historical Association podcasts on Golden Age Spain and is a…

  • University of Manchester Vice Chancellor on Supervising PhDs (From My Manchester online)

    Issue 29, 2012 (The University of Manchester).    My Manchester News  > Issue 29, 2012 Why I love PhD students, by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell Published on 15 May 13 I was asked the other day if I had any regrets about taking up the position of President and Vice-Chancellor. The answer was: “Remarkably few.” But…

  • Historical Association Receives Support From Historians

    http://www.history.org.uk/news/news_1790.html Publication date: Tuesday 14th May 2013 Thank you from the President of the HA In response to a speech by Michael Gove on 9th May 2013, the following letter from 54 historians was published in The Times on 14th May 2013. As President of the Historical Association, I would like to thank the signatories…