Review of “Civilisations”
by Poppy Strange Level 3 History student Of all the current documentaries available on the BBC, ‘Civilisations’ is the one must see item. This documentary series is a...
September 16th, 2018
September 16th, 2018
Review of "The Crown": Then vs. Now
by Bryanie Geehan Level 3 History student Netflix’s The Crown depicts the life of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1952 and the death of her father, King George VI, to...
September 16th, 2018
African purse showing cultural and traditional crafting skills
by Joe G. Martin Level 2 Conservation student Conserving this carrying vessel allowed for an exploration of reshaping basketry and the development of knowledge of organic materials in...
July 30th, 2018
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,...
July 30th, 2018
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...
July 3rd, 2018
Book Review: Mary Beard's Women & Power
by Molly Day-Coombes Level 3 History student Mary Beard’s Women & Power is the adaptation of two lectures she delivered as part of the London Review of Books lecture...
July 2nd, 2018
Why burn a flag?
by Bethany Scard Level 3 History student If any of you have been watching the news recently you will have seen Iranian officials burning the United States flag...
May 14th, 2018
Reflections on the First Year of the Trump Presidency: A Roundtable
by Elliot Luke Level 1 History undergraduate Monday 12 March 2018, Jackson Lecture Theatre, Minerva Building. On the evening of Monday 12 March, a roundtable composed of three academics...
April 13th, 2018
Parsee Woman (Poona Figure) from Derby Museum
Treated and written by Monica Irisarri The opportunity to treat this 19th century Poona figure of a Parsee woman gave me a variety of conservation skills to practice,...
February 2nd, 2018
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...
