Nov 16, 2020 | Pusey House
Pusey House is a home for materials on 19th century English church history, especially the Oxford Movement. This Movement, which the House was founded in 1882 to commemorate, brought pre-Reformation Catholic traditions back into the Anglican Church, transforming the...
Nov 12, 2020 | German Historical Institute London
Dr Mirjam Brusius, Research Fellow in Colonial and Global History at the German Historical Institute London shares details of this dynamic grassroots publication project. The ‘Global South’ revisits the BBC/British Museum’s ‘A History of the...
Nov 11, 2020 | King's Fund Library, King’s Fund Library
This post was written by Rejoice Molaodi, Nikki Smiton, Lynsey Hawker and Kathy Johnson from the King’s Fund. For History Day 2020, they are sharing the King’s Fund History of nursing online exhibition. We are delighted to be taking part in History Day...
Nov 9, 2020 | Scott Polar Research Institute
This post was written by Dr Eleanor Peers, Arctic Information Specialist at the Scott Polar Research Institute Library, University of Cambridge for History Day 2020. Thanks to Naomi Boneham, Archivist at SPRI, for help with photographs. The little-known Breitfuss...
Nov 5, 2020 | Institute of Modern Language Studies
This post was written by Dr Clare George, Martin Miller and Hannah Norbert-Miller Trust Archivist at the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, Institute of Modern Language Studies. Dr Clare George will be leading three walking tours, “On the...
Oct 23, 2020 | King’s College London Library Services
This post was written by Chloe Parsons, MA student in World History and Cultures at King’s College London. It is cross-posted from the King’s Collections blog. King’s College London, Libraries & Collections will take part in History Day 2020. As...
Oct 15, 2020 | History of Parliament
Alongside biographies of 2,591 MPs, the House of Commons 1832-68 project is also researching and writing articles on the 401 English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh constituencies in existence during this period. This blog takes this constituency as an example to explain...
Oct 8, 2020 | Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre
This blog post is by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre. Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre will take part in History Day 2020. Who are we? Founded in 1760, Lloyd’s Register is the oldest ship classification...
Oct 6, 2020 | Bethlem Museum of the Mind
This blog post was written by David Luck, Archivist at Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Bethlem Museum of the Mind will be participating in the Being Human festival 2020. The challenges of the last few months of covid and lockdown are well known to all of us, and in this...
Oct 1, 2020 | Senate House Library
This blog post was written by Dr Karen Attar, Curator of Rare Books and University Art at Senate House Library, University of London, and Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies. Senate House Library is one of the co-organisers of History Day and you will...
