The Importance of Imagery in the Study of Race within Early Modern History
The Importance of Imagery in the Study of Race within Early Modern History The Arts for Equality and Diversity Bursary Award* by Rachel B. Elvin, 3rd year student...
April 29th, 2022
March 14th, 2022
Classical Studies students digging at Cosa (Italy)
Classical Studies students digging at Cosa (Italy) (written by Dr Giustina Monti) Great news from the Classical Studies programme! Three students – Annabelle Mansell, Jessica Corlett, and Samantha...
November 29th, 2021
Objects on the move! Volunteering on a museum collections move project
By Kylie Lloyd, MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage This summer preparations began for the Wakefield Museums & Castles partial store move, which meant dusting and packing objects that are...
November 29th, 2021
Black History Month Series: Olive Morris
By Olivia Hennessy, BA History, Level 2 Black History is important throughout and after October. Sharing stories of those who have been forgotten is vital; their history should...
November 29th, 2021
Student Equality Diversity and Inclusivity Committee
SEDIC stands for Student Equality Diversity and Inclusivity Committee. We’re a student-run committee with student members from across the School of History and Heritage! SEDIC was set up...
November 29th, 2021
‘La Caixa’ Fellowship: Queens’ Households in Thirteenth-Century England and Iberia
by Paula Del Val ValesMPhil/PhD History Student ‘How does studying thirteenth-century queens’ households benefit society?’ This was the final question I was asked during the interview process of...
November 29th, 2021
Edith Smith: The first Women Police and close connections to Grantham
By Olivia Hennessy, BA History, Level 1 To celebrate Women’s History Month, I would like to discuss a historic woman figure with a closer to home connection. Grantham...
November 29th, 2021
A Silent “Vocal” Resistance – A Close Analysis on Panos Terlemezian’s A Shepard from Lori (1905)
By Deborah Ng, BA Art History, Level 3 (This passage was submitted as an assignment for my university course module “The Armenians: Crafting a Community in Dispersion” (2020-2021)....
April 16th, 2021
Worker, Strike Activist and Trade Union Representative: Sarah Chapman and The Match-Women’s Strike
By Jem Knight, BA History, Level 2 If you know a little about the new trade unionism movement of the late nineteenth century and the Match-women’s strike of...
March 1st, 2021
LGBTQ+ History Month – ‘Body, mind and spirit’: Body
By Olivia Hennessy, BA History, Level 1 LGBTQ+ History month’s theme for this year is ‘Body, mind, and spirit’. This month, in February, was founded first in the...
