• William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book

    Updated: 2012-10-30 19:04:54
    This edited article about the Domesday Book originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 775 published on 20th November 1975. Norman clerks gathering information from villagers for the Domesday Book by Peter Jackson On 15th November 1087 work on that unique record, the Domesday Book, was completed. William the Conqueror had the work compiled [...]

  • Disraeli bought Britain’s priceless shares in the Suez Canal

    Updated: 2012-10-30 18:52:35
    This edited article about the Suez Canal originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 775 published on 20th November 1975. Building the Suez Canal by T S La Fontaine For thousands of years men turned over in their minds the possibility of joining the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea by a canal. In [...]

  • Art and its Afterlives, Courtauld, 17 Nov 2012

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:20:47
    Art and Its Afterlives Fourth Early Modern Symposium 09.30 – 17.45, Saturday 17 November 2012 (with registration from 09.00) The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN Ticket/entry details: £16 (£11 students, Courtauld staff/students and concessions) BOOK ONLINE: http://courtauld-institute.digitalmuseum.co.uk Or send a cheque made payable to ‘Courtauld Institute of Art’ to: Research [...]

  • CFP: News and the Shape of Europe 1500-­1750, Queen Mary, July 2013

    Updated: 2012-10-26 15:44:18
    Art and Its Afterlives Fourth Early Modern Symposium 09.30 – 17.45, Saturday 17 November 2012 (with registration from 09.00) The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN Ticket/entry details: £16 (£11 students, Courtauld staff/students and concessions) BOOK ONLINE: http://courtauld-institute.digitalmuseum.co.uk Or send a cheque made payable to ‘Courtauld Institute of Art’ to: Research [...]

  • New Look to International Marketing Database

    Updated: 2012-10-25 12:21:17
    The search interface of the Global Marketing Information Database (GMID) has recently been refreshed.  Note though there are no changes to the core functionalities and ways of searching the database.  In researching up-to-date market data on consumer goods and services for particular countries, it is recommended that you click on the ‘Advanced Text Search’ option from the homepage [...]

  • History Mystery Name the historic UK attraction

    Updated: 2012-10-24 21:25:35
    History Mystery guessing game Name the mystery historic attraction Travel Guides England Scotland Wales London Accommodation History Site Map Britain Express British Heritage History of England Prehistoric Britain Roman Britain Anglo-Saxon Era The Middle Ages The Tudor Era Stuart Britain Georgian Britain The Victorian Age English Monarchs History of Wales History of Scotland London History FEATURES Medieval Life British Battles British Biography English Architecture Royal Family English Culture History of Britain book Historic Churches in Britain Illustrated Dictionary of Church History Architecture Castles England Scotland Wales Stately Homes England Scotland Wales Monasteries England Scotland Wales Prehistoric Sites England Scotland Wales FUN Historic Attraction Quiz British History Quiz

  • Material ConneXion Library – Trial Database

    Updated: 2012-10-22 10:24:47
    We are trialling the Material ConneXion Library, the world’s largest resource of new materials. This online resource houses over 7,000 advanced, sustainable and innovative materials representing eight categories: polymers, naturals, metals, glass, ceramics, carbon-based materials, cement-based materials, and processes.  It features cutting-edge materials and applications, including the world’s only collection of Cradle to Cradle sustainable [...]

  • La Guerra Española 1936-1939

    Updated: 2012-10-20 16:51:30
    De 1936 a 1939 España fue un país dividido tanto política como militarmente. Las fuerzas rebeldes nacionalistas, encabezadas por el General Francisco Franco, libraron una sangrienta guerra contra el gobierno republicano de izquierdas que concluyó finalmente con el triunfo de las fuerzas franquistas y el derrocamiento de la democracia en España. Las potencias extranjeras intervinieron [...]

  • 1,000 Kiwis apply for invite to Prince Charles's 64th birthday (no gifts required)

    Updated: 2012-10-17 13:20:08
    Prince Charles will spend his 64th birthday in New Zealand partying with 64 Kiwis who were born on the same day. More than 1,000 New Zealanders have applied to celebrate alongside the prince, from some who turn 18 on the day to one person who will be “more than 100...

  • State Papers Online

    Updated: 2012-10-17 09:58:50
    The Library has a current trial of the Cengage database, State Papers Online, 1509-1714. Information on the database and details of its contents. For information on how to access the trial, contact Frank Reynolds (fj.reynolds@ulster.ac.uk )

  • History seminars at the IHR Institute of Historical Research

    Updated: 2012-10-17 05:50:08
    Skip to main content About us Support us News Cookies Search form Search Main menu Events Publications IHR Digital Research Research training Fellowships Study Library Events IHR seminars IHR events IHR diary Seminar podcasts History events News Submit . Event CFP News story Job ad Contact us History seminars at the IHR Economic and Social History of the Premodern World , 1500 1800 Convenors : Negley Harte UCL Julian Hoppit UCL Anne Murphy(University of Hertfordshire David Ormrod University of Kent Patrick Wallis LSE and Nuala Zahedieh University of Edinburgh Venue : nbsp Athlone Room 102, Senate House , South block , 1st floor , Unless otherwise stated Time : Friday , 5.15pm Autumn Term 2012 Date Seminar details 5 October John Styles Hertfordshire What was Cotton Cloth in Early-Modern

  • The Dublin Castle Records, 1798-1926

    Updated: 2012-10-16 16:46:59
    The Dublin Castle administration in Ireland was the government of Ireland under English and later British rule, from the twelfth century until 1922, based at Dublin Castle. Dublin Castle Records, 1798-1926 contains records of the British administration in Ireland prior to 1922, a crucial period which saw the rise of Parnell and the Land War [...]

  • Government blocks publication of secret Prince Charles letters

    Updated: 2012-10-16 13:28:38
    Private letters sent by Prince Charles to government ministers must remain secret to prevent “serious damage” to his future role as king, it was ruled today. Attorney General Dominic Grieve reversed a ruling from three judges that would have allowed 27 letters sent by Charles to Tony Blair’s Labour government...

  • London Shakespeare Seminar Programme, 2012-13

    Updated: 2012-10-15 12:04:07
    The London Shakespeare Centre and Institute for English Studies are delighted to announce the programme for the London Shakespeare Seminar for 2012-13. This long-established annual seminar series provides a wide and significant intellectual/social resource for early modernists in the London area. All seminars take place from 5.15-7pm at Senate House. 15th October, Senate Room (Senate [...]

  • Psalm Culture and the Politics of Translation, QMUL, 15-17 July 2013

    Updated: 2012-10-15 11:49:16
    Psalm Culture & the Politics of Translation Charterhouse Square, QMUL, London, 15-17 July 2013 Paper and session proposals are invited for an interdisciplinary conference on English responses to the Psalms, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Civil War. Invited speakers include Susan Gillingham (Oxford), Eric Stanley (Oxford), Jane Toswell (Western Ontario), Daniel Anlezark (Sydney), Elizabeth [...]

  • British Theatre, Music and Literature: high and popular culture

    Updated: 2012-10-12 16:44:49
    We now have access to this database which is a Cengage database, and part of Nineteenth Century Collection Online. The content is primary source material relating to the Arts in the Victorian era.   To access the database select a Cengage database such as Nineteenth Century British Library newspapers, proceed to the list of Cengage databases (see [...]

  • Autumn Colours At Westonbirt

    Updated: 2012-10-08 09:31:46
    TweetI’ve not time for a new post this week, but as it’s autumn, I thought I’d show you a few photos of this weekend’s trip to Westonbirt Arboretum, which I try and visit every season. It’s at its most beautiful … Continue reading →

  • RIP Eric Hobsbawn (1917-2012)

    Updated: 2012-10-04 23:02:46
    Eric Hobsbawn has died.  He was the President of Birkbeck College and Emeritus Professor of History at Birkbeck, where he taught from 1947 until his retirement.  This is the end of an era.   The Guardian obituary is available here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/01/eric-hobsbawm  He will be sorely missed, especially by Birkbeck students at the graduation ceremonies where his [...]

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