Lincoln history

The Superfluous Woman: Lincolnshire’s Lost Suffragist

By Samantha Ann Rose Brinded – Level 3 History Undergraduate 2018 marks 100 years since the first woman legally held the right to vote in Britain. This occasion...

How Typhoid Altered Lincoln’s Skyline

by Samantha Ann Rose Brinded – Level 3 History Undergraduate The city of Lincoln is famous for its magnificent 11th century cathedral which stands proudly atop the aptly named...

Lincoln’s RAF 100 & 1940’s Weekend

By Samantha Ann Rose Brinded Level 3 History student Lincoln’s annual 1940s weekend returned and once again, the streets of this historic city were filled with music, bunting...

Lincoln’s Scandalous Mistress

By Samantha Ann Rose Brinded Level 3 History student What first drew me to Anya Seton’s 1954 historical fiction, Katherine, was the front cover. Edmund Blair Leighton’s painting,...

The Battle of Lincoln 1217: The Greatest Knight Saves England?

By Joe Broderick Level 3 History student The Second Battle of Lincoln (the first occurring in 1141) took place outside Lincoln Castle on 20 May 1217 during the...

A Curious Find: The Tomb of Remigius in Lincoln Cathedral

by Timothy R. Jones L3 undergraduate On the 8th May 1092, The body of Remigius De Fecamp was interred in the yet un-consecrated cathedral of Lincoln. The first...

Lincoln's Chinese Missionary

by Amber Clark and Jess Haddock L3 undergraduates The Lincoln University library, in collaboration with the history department and a handful of history students, is in the process...