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Archive for May, 2010
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£7 million to repair historic churches in England
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsEnglish Heritage (EH) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have announced last week funding of just under £7 million to help restore 68 historic Grade II listed places of worship... -
Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library Exhibition
Posted on May 28, 2010 | No CommentsLambeth Palace Library, one of the earliest public libraries in England, is celebrating of its 400th anniversary this year by opening a fascinating exhibition to the public in the Great... -
Somerset’s gardens uncovered
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe historic gardens of Somerset are the subject of a new book by Professor Tim Mowl and Marion Mako, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The... -
New Bodleian Library renovation approved
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsOxford University’s Bodleian Libraries today announced that they had secured Planning Permission approval and Listed Building Consent from Oxford City Council for the £78 million restoration and renovation of the... -
English Heritage’s historical archive catalogue now online
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsFrom now on the public will be able to search online a catalogue describing more than a million historical photographs and documents relating to England’s historic buildings and archaeological sites... -
Women, performance, and the household in early modern England, 1580-1660
Posted on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsWomen, performance, and the household in early modern England, 1580-1660 By Sara Mueller PhD Dissertation, Queen’s University, 2007 Abstract: The texts and records of the household performances of early modern... -
History in the multi-media world to be debated at York
Posted on May 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe future of history communication in the multi-media world will be debated at a conference hosted by the University of York. Packaging the Past for the Media: Communicating across museums,... -
BBC series ‘Scaling Britain’ to look at architectural history
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsBBC television will be examining the history of architecture and engineering in Britain with an innovative new series called ‘Scaling Britain’. Produced by ITN, the show will begin airing on... -
Archery, Romance and Elite Culture in England and Wales, c. 1780-1840
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsArchery, Romance and Elite Culture in England and Wales, c. 1780-1840 By Martin Johnes History, Vol.89 (2004) Abstract: During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the longbow was rendered redundant as... -
The Pirate and the Privateer: A Comparative Study of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Henry Morgan
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe Pirate and the Privateer: A Comparative Study of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Henry Morgan By Jamie Hager Greensboro Historical Review (2010) Introduction: There has been much discussion about... -
Privateering and the Private Production of Naval Power
Posted on May 9, 2010 | No CommentsPrivateering and the Private Production of Naval Power By Gary M. Anderson and Adam Gifford, Jr. Cato Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 1991) Introduction: Privatization and the “contracting-out” of... -
Vaubans Siege Legacy in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1712
Posted on May 9, 2010 | No CommentsVaubans Siege Legacy in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1712 By Jamel M. Ostwald PhD Dissertation, Ohio State University, 2002 Abstract: Over the course of Louis XIVs fifty-four year... -
Spin in Early Modern England
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsPoliticians using spin, image overhauls and media manipulation to win ‘hearts and minds’ at election time is nothing new; it is a tactic that dates back to the Tudors, argues... -
Historicising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsHistoricising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex Fitter, Chris Early Modern Literary Studies 11.2 (September, 2005) Abstract This essay unfolds three, interlinked arguments. First, on... -
The Muse of Mount Orgueil: a reading of William Prynne’s poetry
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe Muse of Mount Orgueil: a reading of William Prynne’s poetry Green, Paul D. Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract The author of Histriomastix, the mortal enemy of... -
Who Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap)
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsWho Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap) Roth, Steve Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract There is one singular...