The Act of (Not) Eating in the Middle Ages

Nov 17, 2023 | Warburg Institute

This blog post was written by Maisie Brewster, one of the Library Graduate Trainees at the Warburg Institute Library, for History Day 2023 and explores library material relating eating in the Middle Ages. The act of drinking and eating is first and foremost to...

Discover Historical Collections at History Day 2023

Nov 9, 2023 | General

History Day is a free event for students, researchers and history enthusiasts alike to explore collections from 50+ libraries, museums, historical organisations and archives. This year we return to an in-person fair for the first time since 2019, while retaining...

History Day 2022

Dec 8, 2022 | General

Now in its ninth year, this free one-day event aims to bring together students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history, with information professionals from libraries, archives and research organisations. Inspired by this year’s Being Human Festival theme...

Special Collections Relating to the Muslim World: Exploring Rare Books on Optics, Medicine and an Early Printed Qur’an

Nov 16, 2022 | Institute of Ismaili Studies

This blog post was written by Naureen Ali, Cataloguer and Adlib System Officer at the Ismaili Special Collections Unit (The Institute of Ismaili Studies) as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  The...

A Sneak Peek at Discover Collections 2022

Nov 16, 2022 | General

History Day is a free annual event, produced by the Institute of Historical Research and Senate House Library, which brings together a wide range of libraries, museums, archives, and organisations with students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history. The...

Exploring the history of medicine and health

Nov 14, 2022 | Medical history

This blog post is part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. In our first session for History Day 2022, we are exploring how history helps us analyse past medical crises, shape public health policy, and how...

Our brain is electric: Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol

Nov 11, 2022 | Glenside Hospital Museum

This blog post is from Glenside Hospital Museum as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. Glenside Hospital Museum, with support from the Royal Society, discovered three historic pioneers of brain...

The History of Science in UCL Library Special Collections

Nov 10, 2022 | UCL Special Collections

This blog post is from UCL Library Special Collections as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. UCL Library Special Collections is one of the foremost university collections of manuscripts,...

Experiencing the history of Science in the Museum of the Mind

Nov 10, 2022 | Bethlem Museum of the Mind

This blog post is from the Bethlem Museum of the Mind as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  Bethlem Royal Hospital was itself a first in the history of science and medicine- the first specialist...

All work and all play: unconventional sciences at the Warburg Library

Nov 8, 2022 | Warburg Institute

This blog post was written by Kella Lawrinson and Simone Monti, Graduate Library Trainees at the Warburg Institute as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  Nowadays, we tend to think of science as...