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History @unisouthampton. Where staff & past, present and future students discuss history.
Southampton, UK
Joined June 2014
A new interview for Voice FM: Soton History's Neil Gregor and Anoushka Alexander-Rose of the Parkes Institute discuss how this year's very important Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day will be commemorated by the University next Monday. Listen here,
voicefmradio.co.uk
Holocaust Memorial Day
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Check out this fascinating new post by Soton historian @PistolRachel, mapping for the first time where German and Austrian refugees were resident in the UK in Sept. 1939.
blog.ehri-project.eu
When war was declared between Germany and the United Kingdom, September 3, 1939, all Germans and Austrians living in the UK were automatically classified as ‘enemy aliens’.1 For the first time in the...
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A reminder about our open day next Wednesday 27th (apologies for typo in previous post!)
Southampton Humanities have added an extra undergrad. open day, upcoming on Weds. Nov. 24th. Come and chat to us about all things history, from ancient to modern! Booking now open here:
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Southampton Humanities have added an extra undergrad. open day, upcoming on Weds. Nov. 24th. Come and chat to us about all things history, from ancient to modern! Booking now open here:
southampton.ac.uk
Experience our undergraduate open days in your own time. Get subject talks, taster lectures, accommodation tours, admissions advice & answers to your questions.
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If you want to learn more about a historical witch mystery for Halloween, check out this write-up of Prof. Mark Stoyle's finds in local Exeter archives!
independent.co.uk
Almost nothing is known about Alice Molland’s life
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Soton History's David Cox examines remarkable, charged stories from the US in a new article, 'Blue Gums, Black Bodies, White Supremacy: Narratives of Racial Contagion in the Late Nineteenth Century'
cambridge.org
Blue Gums, Black Bodies, White Supremacy: Narratives of Racial Contagion in the Late Nineteenth Century - Volume 23 Issue 3
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Did England’s last executed witch actually escape death and live on for years? 🧙♀️ Professor Mark Stoyle (@HistoryAtSoton) thinks she might have, and that a 17th-century spelling mistake may have hidden her true fate. Read more 👉 https://t.co/79fSThQtbR
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Kick off a big week for the US on the evening of Monday 4th November with our free event, 'US Election 2024 in Context: "October Surprises" and Election Turning Points', featuring audience predictions of the upcoming results! https://t.co/HAmCxemsJY
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📢 Excited about the upcoming #USElection2024?Wondering what surprises could be in store? Join @HistoryAtSoton for 'US Election 2024 in Context' @unisouthampton ! 🎙️🗳️ 🗓️ Mon 4 November 2024 🕖 19:00 - 20:30 📍 Avenue Campus 🎟️ https://t.co/K1N0nU4Qdk
#UoSArtsHumFest #WeAreUoS
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@PistolRachel @ParkesInstitute A slight amendment: while we will see Rachel briefly in ep. 1, her main role comes in ep. 2, same time next week, or available now via iPlayer. https://t.co/Akiwd5hbDa If you want more on the topic, Rachel's latest article is open access, available here:
cambridge.org
Enemy Aliens: internment and deportation policy in Great Britain, September 1939–June 1940 - Volume 29 Issue 3
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Some essential viewing tomorrow evening (Thurs. 17th) at 9pm, BBC2: Soton History's own @PistolRachel will appear as an expert on the first episode of the latest series of 'A House Through Time' @ParkesInstitute
bbc.co.uk
Reeling from World War One, residents feel the impact of a new political party, the Nazis.
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Booking is now open for a November talk by one of our fantastic PhD students, Conor Byrne, @SeaCityMuseum 'Thinking Thursdays Talk: Lady Katherine Grey' - Ticketing ( https://t.co/OlMudHrHJ0)
seacitymuseum.co.uk
Discover Southampton's Titanic Story, the City's Fascinating Histories, from Prehistoric Periods, to WWII History and Everything In Between.
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Hugely looking forward to talking republics with Prof Mark Stoyle in Southampton on 11 October. There'll be a bit of local history too.
Come and join us for an exciting evening with renowned historian Alice Hunt as she discusses her new book 'Republic', talking alongside Professor Mark Stoyle! Limited tickets available. Price of tickets discounted from any book purchases on the night! https://t.co/ZE55nqzbDn
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Greece, Spain, France, Egypt, Sudan, Romania: in a new blog @IBMT_SCW TLP contributor Ali Zahid traces the routes taken by Greek communist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.
international-brigades.org.uk
Ali Zahid considers the involvement of Greek seafarers in the Spanish Civil War and describes how British veterans interceded on behalf of one of them, Nikos Karagiannis, who was interned by the...
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🚨NEW BLOG POST🚨 In this new post, Prof. Tony Kushner (@ParkesInstitute @HistoryAtSoton) gives us an overview of his and Prof.@NeilGregor1's new exhibition on refugee scholars at the @unisouthampton part funded by the GHS Read it here: https://t.co/C3468LpVHP 🧵1/3
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Our Anniversary Fellow @nathanbossoh has a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London: 'The Kola Nut Cannot Be Contained'. Regular tours and activities will be taking place over the next several months: head to @ExploreWellcome to check it out!
wellcomecollection.org
This evolving display features a series of stories about the entangled global histories, vibrant traditions, and new innovations connected to the kola nut.
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Come along this Thursday at 5:30 for discussion of elections past, distant past, present, and future!
Thurs. June 27th: One week before the GE, join experts from Southampton History and Politics departments as we explore the long history of voting & elections in Britain. Registration free and open to all,
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Thurs. June 27th: One week before the GE, join experts from Southampton History and Politics departments as we explore the long history of voting & elections in Britain. Registration free and open to all,
eventbrite.co.uk
Join experts from the University of Southampton history and politics departments as we explore the history of voting & elections in Britain
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'How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great' - my latest for @ConversationUK
theconversation.com
An 82-metre column in the capital of imperial Russia commemorates Peter the Great’s victory in the Great Northern war and the establishment of the Russian empire.
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thinkpieces-review.co.uk
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