25 November 2015
Congratulations to former UG History staff member Dr Anna French on the publication of her new book Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2015). This book explores questions surrounding early modern…
24 November 2015
This week’s post comes from Briony Eddy, who is in her third-year studying English Literature and History at the University of Gloucestershire. “In light of the recent surge of global terrorism hitting every form of social media and…
8 April 2015
The 21st April is an exciting day for Historians at the University of Gloucestershire. On that day, Showcasing History, our series that expands our exploration of the past outside the classroom, is hosting a fascinating public talk by Holocaust…
20 February 2015
Here’s a review from one of our students, Ben Sanders-Crook, of Professor Tony Collins’s recent talk at Park Campus, ‘The All Golds and the path not taken’. As part of the Showcasing History events that are organised here…
5 February 2015
This month is looking like quite a busy one (in a good way!) for students and staff in History. We have a range of events, papers and seminars taking place over the next few weeks, all of which…
21 January 2015
We’re holding two Applicant Taster Days in the coming months – on Thursday, 19 February and Thursday, 26 March. Including hands-on experience of our on-site archives, these days are aimed at giving you a flavour of what it…
22 September 2014
Black history is a subject we deal with in several modules, particularly in British and US history. However, Black History will be a theme in our blogs next month because every October Black History Month (BHM) is celebrated…
20 March 2014
In this post, one of our first-year History undergraduates, Ben Stagg, writes about the recent talk by Dr Rodney Atwood at the Gloucestershire branch of the Historical Association. On the evening of Monday 17th March 2014 (St. Patrick’s…
14 March 2014
Second year students taking the module HM5050 are currently enjoying their field trip to the Spanish city of Cordoba. Dave Webster over at RPE is keeping us up-to-date with their time away on the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics…
8 March 2014
International Women’s Day has been recognised by the United Nations since 1975, but it has its roots much further back in the early twentieth century (the first National Women’s Day was celebrated in the USA on February 28th,…