by Mason Norton (Edge Hill University) — Oral history is a field that can be quite daunting, partly because of its simplicity. How do I find…
Join us in Exeter for the SSFH and ASMCF Postgrad Study Day The Society for the Study of French History and Association for the Study…
Welcome to the second instalment of ‘Under the spotlight’, a monthly interview series which offers a snapshot from academics’ lives: their passions, interests and reading…
by Dr Will Pooley (Past and Present Fellow, IHR; Oxford) — The question is almost as old as academic blogs themselves. (For instance: I like…
Date & Place: Monday 18 November, at the IHR, London. Speaker: Will Pooley (IHR Past and Present Fellow) Paper Title: The Long Tail of the Werewolf:…
by Dr Chris Millington, Lecturer in History at the University of Swansea, who originally posted this on his French History Online (Researching French History). — The…
Date & Place: Monday 3 November, at the IHR, London. Speakers: Daniel Lee, author (Oxford); Rod Kedward, discussant (University of Sussex); Richard Vinen, discussant (KCL) Paper Title: Book Launch…
Welcome to ‘Under the spotlight’, the first of a series of monthly features on the French History Network blog. Each month we’ll post a short…
Date & Place: Monday 3 October, at the IHR, London. Speaker: Noelle Plack (Newman) Paper Title: Drinking and rebelling: the problems of tax revolt, intoxication and…
by Andrew Smith (UCL) — As a contemporary historian, I don’t see many illuminated manuscripts. I don’t see many handwritten sources either, if I’m honest.…
