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Motherhood, loss and the First World War conference

Motherhood, loss and the First World War conference

by Talking Humanities | Sep 3, 2018 | Events, History & Classics, Politics & Law, PotW

The extraordinary death tolls suffered on the fighting fronts of the First World War gave rise to devastating and unprecedented levels of loss for individuals and communities across Europe and the wider world. Indeed, bereavement became so widespread during the...
Pick of the week: The Place of Hell – Topographies, Structures, Genealogies

Pick of the week: The Place of Hell – Topographies, Structures, Genealogies

by aseifert | May 28, 2013 | Events, History & Classics, PotW

SAS pick of the week.   On the island of Crete, there are around 850 historical churches containing fresco programmes, at least ninety-three of which contain vivid depictions of Hell. Many of these Hell scenes occur within the traditional setting of the Last...

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