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Review: Elizabeth I and her people – National Portrait Gallery exhibition
Originally posted on Mathew Lyons: Those whose interest lies outside the Tudor era could be forgiven for exasperation at the extent to which the long sixteenth century still dominates our nation’s cultural life. But the new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery – Elizabeth I and Her People, which runs until January 5 2014 –…
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Back on track?
You may have noticed that I didn’t post a blog last week. This was mainly down to the tremendous amount of stress I was under – several problems, nothing to do with my PhD and way beyond the scope of this blog, came together to make last week the week from hell. What few attempts…
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The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: The Daily Mail’s “History Girls,” or: Do I have to wear stilettos to the archive now?
Quite a well-considered response, I think. The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: The Daily Mail’s “History Girls,” or: Do I have to wear stilettos to the archive now?.
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Registration is now open for the workshop on 1st November
Originally posted on History Lab North West: The programme has now been finalised for our workshop at the University of Manchester on Friday 1st November. It’s free to attend and lunch and refreshments will be provided. If you’d like to come along, just email us at historylab.northwest@hotmail.com to register. We hope to see you there!…
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Having ‘the chat’ with your supervisor: what I talk about when I talk about depression.
Considering the state I’ve been in over the last few weeks, this seemed apposite…
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North West Early Modern Seminar
Originally posted on North West Early Modern Seminar: North West Early Modern Seminar View original post
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History students will no longer tolerate or believe grand narratives | Colm Tóibín | Comment is free | The Guardian
History students will no longer tolerate or believe grand narratives | Colm Tóibín | Comment is free | The Guardian. So many big issues in such a short article. Fascinating to me because my other historical passion (aside from the early modern) is Irish history. Of all the places in the world where you might…
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Summer goals update
I thought I’d give you a quick update on my progress towards my summer goals: • Definition of ‘ballad’ for introduction. I’m part way through this, although it needs a LOT more work. I’m discussing it with friends that I met at the Psalm Culture conference in London in July and I’ve given it a…
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From the Observer: Why the Incas offered up child sacrifices | Science | The Observer
It’s possible that some of you will be aware that my undergraduate dissertation was about the Aztecs and rooted in a course that I took on ‘The First Hundred Years of the Spanish in America‘. I’ve never quite managed to shake my interest in all things Aztec, Inca and Conquistador, so this article in the…
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Additions and Ornaments to the Bare Grant of a Living: Elizabeth Gaskell, the ‘Manchester Guardian’ and Cultural Value in 1914
Originally posted on misplacedhabits: When doing some research for a small project I am involved in, I came across this wonderful passage on the value of the arts in the Manchester Guardian, written in the context of a campaign to purchase Mrs Gaskell’s house for the city after her daughter, Meta, had died in 1913.…
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