The story of my postdoctoral research started a decade ago as an undergraduate, writes Lewis Wade. Under the supervision of Helen Pfeifer at Cambridge, I
Revisiting the Testimony of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) We are delighted to feature this guest blog from Professor Colin Jones FBA CBE. Colin has
« Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France » The historical debate between Robert Aron and Robert O. Paxton on Vichy France, continues, by proxy, in
By Daniel Gordon (Edge Hill University) Many people who have taken at least a passing interest in the global revolts of the 1960s will have
Guest post by Robert D. Priest (Royal Holloway, University of London) At first sight, few events seem less similar than Britain’s announcement of its departure from
Two things prompted me to write this post in appreciation of Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien. The first was a mundane training exercise for a new
Academics are under publication pressure from at least two sources (i) to write high-quality articles and monographs for the REF; and (ii) to secure external
On 4 March 1976 at Montredon-des-Corbières, close to Narbonne, winegrower Emile Pouytès and CRS officer Commander Joel Le Goff were shot and killed, during the
Welcome back to ‘Voices of Early Career Researchers’, a monthly feature on the French History Network blog. Each month we’ll post a short interview with
Harry Stopes (doctoral candidate, UCL) reflects on his favourite drinking spot in Lille, where he conducted much archival research – and he also reflects on how he became emotionally
