‘A historical detective story of the best kind, and a very moving read.‘ – Siân Reynolds On Mother’s Day, 31 May 1942, a group of…
Sophie Tunney is a fifth year PhD candidate in the history department at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Here she talks about using the Fonds André Thouin at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
Daniel A. Gordon ‘None of us, now that we have become acquainted with Mr Tawney and his methods, will be contented any longer with the…
On Monday 24 May 2021, we are delighted to welcome Roxanne Panchasi (SFU) and Joseph Bohling (PSU) to discuss their prepared papers below. Often we…
On Monday 17 May 2021, we are delighted to welcome Chris Millington (MMU) and Sarah Gensburger (CNRS) to discuss their prepared papers below. If the…
On Monday 10 May 2021, we are delighted to welcome Raphaëlle Branche (Paris Nanterre) who will be discussing her latest book with Robert Gildea (Oxford), Malika Rahal…
REGISTER HERE FOR BOOK LAUNCH – Thursday 6 May, 5pm When a single singed page landed at his feet, having drifted down from the smoke-scented…
Ashley Valanzola is a doctoral candidate in History at George Washington University. Her research considers the role of women, such as Simone Veil and Sabine Zlatin, in preserving Holocaust memory. Here she talks about using the archives of the Mémorial de la Shoah.
On Monday 26 April 2021, at 17h30pm, two scholars address the pressing question of race across centuries of French history. Christy Pichichero will be presenting…
John William Sutcliffe IV is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Leeds. His research explores the means by which senior military officers negotiated the armed forces’ adaptation to the ‘atomic age’ under the Fourth Republic. Here he discusses the primary-source material available to historians at the Archives nationales’ Pierrefitte-sur-Seine site.
