Behind The Headlines | Evie Hull Tristan was a socialist writer and activist in early nineteenth century France, and was one of the founders of modern feminism. She was also a keen travel writer. Evie Hull profiles her interesting life. Features | Evie Hull Our morbid fascination of crime is never more virulent than in […]
Former editor of the Manchester Historian. University | Juliette Donaldson Tout & the success of the Manchester School. Features | Alexis Pantelides, Frankie Williams and Juliette Donaldson The Romans used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste. Julius Caesar gave us our modern calendar of 12 months. Originally there were only 10 months, running from March to […]
History in Culture | Sigourney Fox Manchester’s Arndale covers 1,500,000 square feet of retail floor space, making it Europe’s largest city-centre shopping mall. How Manchester’s streets see over 750,000 shoppers flocking to the city centre on More » History in Culture | Juliette Donaldson and Sigourney Fox Disclosing the cultural importance of Manchester’s music scene […]
Behind The Headlines | Christopher MacMahon and Katerina Vlkova Dr. Max Jones is a senior lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. His research and teaching focuses primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history, with particular interest, among others, in heroism, gender and masculinity; monarchy, empire and national identity; and exploration and technology. […]
History You Should Know, In Culture | Jack Warren The tale of the two lovers, Heloise and Abelard, and their scandalous affair has incited an exodus of literature, music and art. Hailing from 12th century Paris, both Heloise and More »
History You Should Know | Rebekah Shaw The Black Death is widely known as one of the most deadly diseases in human history, spreading in 1348 from Asia to Europe with recurrences up until 1666. However, it More » History You Should Know, In Culture | Rebekah Shaw Solstice occurs in June and December, and […]
Women in History | James Blower With International Women’s Day having just passed, it seems appropriate to pay homage to one of the most famous heroines in history, Joan of Arc. The Maid of Orléans, as More »
Behind The Headlines | Christopher MacMahon and Katerina Vlkova Dr. Max Jones is a senior lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. His research and teaching focuses primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history, with particular interest, among others, in heroism, gender and masculinity; monarchy, empire and national identity; and exploration and technology. […]
University | Scott Doherty After a tumultuous season of highs and lows, the mighty boys in blue march on down the final straight towards what is set to be a nail-biting season finale. Having More » University | Scott Doherty History FC Having reached the dizzy heights of Division 1 following last season’s promotion, coupled […]
University | Caitlin Hughes The History Netball squad are continuing their success with their most recent matches seeing an exceptional 25 – 4 win against Medics and a 25 – 17 win against MSUOTC. More » University | Caitlin Hughes Fresh from their outstanding 22-8 win against PGCE, History Netball are training hard for the […]
Behind The Headlines | Laura Callard Since the eighteenth century, women and men across the globe have fought to create a future free from gender discrimination. Whilst many battles have been won, the war is not More » Behind The Headlines | Laura Callard On November 13th 2015, the City of Lights became dark. Awash […]
University | Araddhna Patel According to the University of Manchester, the aims of the Peer Mentoring Scheme are to enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of student learning within a discipline and involve students More » University | Caitlin Hughes Fresh from their outstanding 22-8 win against PGCE, History Netball are training hard for the […]
University | Wesley Davidson Wesley Davidson reflects on his time as a Masters student at Manchester. University | Wesley Davidson Having recently completed his MA, Wesley Davidson reflects on his specialism, Northern Soul. Features | Wesley Davidson One of the packages includes a bar crawl through Krakow, a visit to a lap dancing club, followed […]
History You Should Know | Melanie Fernandes In approximately 100 days between April and June of 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered by Hutu extremists. The extremists targeted members of the Tutsi minority community who made More » History You Should Know | Kate Ayling Magdalene asylums, also known as ‘Magdalene laundries’, emerged in […]