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‘Killers of the King’ – with Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer

Join the Department of History to hear best-selling historian Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, tell the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I’s death warrant.

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Charging against Napoleon- Wellington’s campaigns in the Peninsular Wars and at Waterloo

Admission Free The Napoleonic Wars, which were fought between Britain, France and their allies from 1803, […]

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Cartography and cultural revolution: maps, modernity and the New Soviet man

Dr Nick Baron, Department of History, presents ‘Cartography and cultural revolution: maps, modernity and the New Soviet man’. This talk will explore the role and meaning of cartography in early Soviet culture, with a particular focus on the Stalin period.

Tags: cartography, Department of History, history, Institute for Science and Society, ISS, New Soviet man, Nick Baron, soviet

Bambi screening

Join the School of History for a screening of ‘Bambi’, also featuring an introduction and Q&A with Dr Onni Gust and Dr Karen Adler. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Department of History, Karen Adler, Lakeside Arts, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Onni Gust, trans

Workers of all lands unite?

‘Workers of all lands, unite?’ is a conference aiming to gather postgraduate students (PhDs, MRes, MA), early career researchers, trade unionists and activists interested in working class nationalism and internationalism. Featuring keynote speaker Dan Gallin, Chair of the Global Labour Institute.

Tags: class, Dan Gallin, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Department of History, Global Labour Institute, postgraduate, research