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Our fluid world – from ducking stool to Donald Trump

Our fluid world – from ducking stool to Donald Trump

by Talking Humanities | May 4, 2017 | Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series

Dr Hetta Howes (above), a lecturer in medieval literature at Queen Mary University of London, teases the emotional links in our interconnected world – all lubricated by liquids. Tell us about yourself I grew up in Skipton, North Yorkshire, where I could usually be...
Personal heritage and the academy (Social Scholar – 16 December)

Personal heritage and the academy (Social Scholar – 16 December)

by Talking Humanities | Dec 9, 2015 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Events, Interviews, The Social Scholar, Training and Research

This month at the Social Scholar seminar we will be joined by Dr Nick Barratt, director of collections and engagement at Senate House Library. The medieval historian, who will be talking about personal heritage and the use and limitations of digital resources, has...
Magna Carta 1215–2015: England’s greatest export

Magna Carta 1215–2015: England’s greatest export

by aseifert | Feb 3, 2015 | Events, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Magna Carta 800, Projects, Research & Resources

The four surviving copies of the original 1215 Magna Carta will come together for the first time in history as part of a one-off event organised by the British Library to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of the historic document. Julian Harrison, curator of...

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