“The Pocket” Design Competition | The Winners
In the summer of 2020, we asked dress history enthusiasts from across the globe to get crafty (18th…
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Staff Pick: Magic and Witchcraft
October is the month of Halloween so our theme for this month’s Staff Pick is Magic and Witchcraft….
Conversations: Migration Stories
The global wave of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd reminds us that we live in…
October’s Bookshop of the Month – Five Leaves Bookshop
This month’s Bookshop of the Month takes us to Five Leaves Bookshop, which is located on Nottingham’s High…
Face Values: George Beresford’s photographs of Virginia Woolf & Vanessa Bell
As social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram become ubiquitous in our daily lives, you could be…
Understanding the US Election
Yesterday saw the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the run up to the 2020…
Fake Heritage for the Fake News Era
Heritage is a physical manifestation of days gone by – the remains of humankind’s past; from our buildings,…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 1 (A-G)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 2 (H-M)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 3 (N-S)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 4 (T-Z)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories…
Military Strategy: A Global History – a Q&A with Jeremy Black
In this Q&A, Jeremy Black, Professor of History, Exeter University and author of Military Strategy: A Global History…
Fur: A Sensitive History
Fur has built nations, decimated species, subjugated communities and driven fashion. It has inspired great works of art,…
The Mayflower – 400th Anniversary: An extract from ‘They Knew They Were Pilgrims’
September 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the departure from Plymouth of the ship the Mayflower which transported…
Terry Eagleton on Tragedy as a political institution
‘Sorrow and despair constitute a lingua franca. Yet tragedy in the artistic sense is a highly specific affair.’…