Archive for December, 2008
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Wednesday, December 31st, 20082009 marks the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’s birth and Scotland is ready to celebrate! A touring exhibition of Burns memorabilia explores his life and times. ‘Zig-zag: The Paths of Robert Burns’ will be at the National Library of Scotland until 1 February before travelling to Aberdeen, Dumfries, and Glasgow. See Burns Exhibition for full [...]
Call for Papers: Time and the Early Modern
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008As 2008 winds down it seems appropriate to think about perceptions of time. The Centre for Early Modern Studies in Oxford will have a conference on Time and the Early Modern: Measurement, Experience, Signification on 21 April 2009. Call for papers: The aim is to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue across the Division and we hope that [...]
History of Libraries Seminars
Monday, December 29th, 2008The History of Libraries Seminars will offer some lectures on early modern themes in spring 2009. Topics include Sir Hans Sloane’s library, second-hand book sales in the 16th century, and libraries in the early 18th century. Click here for full details of the lecture series: History of Libraries Research Seminars. The seminars will be held [...]
Call for Papers: ‘Looking Before and After’
Sunday, December 28th, 2008‘Looking Before and After’: Cultural Exchange and the Inheritance of Ideas c.1200-c.1700 Saturday 13th June 2009 University of Oxford In collaboration with the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London, and University College London Keynote Speakers: Dr Nicola Gardini (Oxford) and Professor Evelyn Welch (Queen Mary, University of London) This conference seeks to reshape [...]
RHS Bibliography Update
Saturday, December 27th, 2008The Royal Historical Society has released its latest updates. You can read about some changes to the database here: http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/docs/news.html and access the database here: http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/. You can also click through to Irish History Online (http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie/) and London’s Past Online (http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/lpol/.
Harold Pinter
Friday, December 26th, 2008Our thoughts go out to Lady Antonia Fraser who so recently addressed our Society for our Christmas lecture at her time of loss. An obitituary for Harold Pinter by Michael Billington is available here and the news report with Lady Antonia’s statement is here.
Stephen Brogan Events
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Stephen Brogan, President of the Early Modern Society, will be lecturing in early 2009. Don’t miss! 17 Jan, A “monster of metamorphosis”: reassessing the Chevalier / Chevalière d’Eon Affair’. Central London Historical Association, 2pm, IHR, £3 non-members. 20 Jan, ‘The royal touch in early modern England: a reassessment’. Birkbeck Research Seminar Series, 5pm, room 261. [...]
1509 and Henry VIII
Sunday, December 21st, 2008The new year brings commemorations of the accession of Henry VIII in 1509. Hampton Court Palace is hosting a three day interdisciplinary conference 13-15 July entitled ‘Henry VIII and the Tudor Court, 1509-2009′. For full details of the themes, speakers and events visit Henry Conference. Tickets go on sale online from 19 January. The British [...]
O Come All Ye….Jacobites?
Friday, December 19th, 2008Professor Bennett Zon of Durham University has revealed that the popular Christmas carol ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ (a.k.a., Adeste Fideles) is riddled with Jacobite codes. The words of the eighteenth century carol can be interpreted to have Jacobite meanings. Bonnie Prince Charlie’s birthday – 20 December 1720 – inspired the song which first appeared [...]
Vanessa Harding on “In Our Time”
Monday, December 15th, 2008Professor Vanessa Harding was a panellist on Thursday the 11th of December 2008′s Radio 4 programme ‘In Our Time’ chaired by Melvyn Bragg. The subject was the Great Fire of London. The programme is available from the BBC Radio 4 website: here.
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