Learning Latin at Lincoln

By Elliot Luke, Classical Studies, Level 2 Let me begin this blog post with a preface: learning Latin is probably the single best thing I’ve done in the...

The Family Firm

by Dr Ed Owens, Lecturer in History I have a new book coming out at the end of the month titled The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and...

Lego in the sandpit!

By Dr Jamie Wood and Dr Katherine Fennelly Over the past few years, we’ve been using Lego Serious Play to help students engage with their learning in seminars....

Planning a party, creating a community

By Harry McKenna, Level 3 History student The President of the University of Lincoln History Society, Chris Cowdell, has lauded the inaugural University of Lincoln History and Heritage...

The third-year dissertation

by Hollie Mather, level 3 History undergraduate Third year history has been the most intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking year of study for me at the University of Lincoln....

Conservation students visit Lincoln Cathedral West Front

By Liam Robinson, first-year undergraduate, Conservation of Cultural Heritage The Lincoln Cathedral Connected project is currently underway, improving the Cathedral’s setting and visitor experience by offering more engaging and...

Crafting a Way of Life… Review of ‘The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts’

by Peter Smith, undergraduate, School of History and Heritage In 1998, the Bowler family moved into a nineteenth-century terraced house and for three months lived as though they...

Art History at the University of Lincoln

by Fiona Gillespie, Level 1 student, Art History and History As a first year student at the University of Lincoln I have found that taking the integrated Art...

Review – ‘Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal’

By Bryanie Geehan, Level 3 History Undergraduate The BBC series ‘The Rebel Royal’ recounts the rebellious lifestyle of Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister. Through anecdotes and...

A History of Valentine’s Day

Robert Macfarlane, Level Three Undergraduate Valentine’s Day is a significant annual moment in the modern calendar, but was this always the case? Also, was it always an excuse...