Major new research centre to challenge existing perspectives on Eastern Europe and Eurasia
A major new research centre is home to experts undertaking crucial work to challenge existing perspectives on Eastern Europe and...
Archaeology and History
Discovery of rare medieval music brings sounds of monks back to Devon abbey for first time in 500 years
For the first time in nearly five centuries, Buckland Abbey in Devon will resonate once more with the sacred sounds...
Research project investigating material culture and historic wills inspires night of history and music
Tudor, Stuart and Georgian era wills were the inspiration for a packed public event this week that fused history and...
First-of-its-kind archaeological laboratory helps the National Trust to restore rare book
A rare and ornate book dating back to the 1600s has been restored and returned to public exhibition with the...
History graduate publishes book on his great-grandfather’s epic wartime odyssey
The remarkable story of an RAF serviceman who undertook a 1,400-mile escape across Southern Europe after being shot down by...
Medieval retellings of the birth of the Virgin Mary suggest the Church was understanding of infertility
Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general...
Early career researchers lead publication of first book exploring human fascination with feeding animals
A unique study of the emotional drivers and impacts that people experience when they feed animals in has been drawn...
Opinion: Unconditional Surrender 1945 – an 80th anniversary reflection upon VE and VJ Days
by Professor Richard Overy It is now 80 years since Germany and Japan surrendered to the Allied powers on the...
Hear from leading historians about how First and Second World War have shaped Britain
People can hear from leading historians about the enormous impact the First and Second World Wars had on society as...