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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011From The Bookseller: Samuel Pepys Award to Michael Hunter 26.10.11 | Katie Allen Academic Michael Hunter has won the 2011 Samuel Pepys Award for his “fascinating” biography of 17th-century scientist Robert Boyle. Boyle: Between God and Science (Yale) was awarded the £2,000 prize and a specially commissioned medal at a special dinner held at St [...]
Barry Coward Memorial Fund
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011The Barry Coward Memorial Fund The Historical Association are starting a special fund in Barry Coward’s name to support the Great Debate and, hopefully, to raise money to support adults returning to education. Barry was President of the HA from 2005 to 2008 seeing us through our Centenary Celebrations in 2006 and the first Great [...]
Remembering Professor Barry Coward
Thursday, April 14th, 2011John Croxon (Birkbeck Early Modern Society) writes: Professor Barry Coward The Early Modern Society is sad to announce the death of Professor Barry Coward who died on the 17th March 2011 aged seventy after a long illness. It only seems like a few months ago that I wrote a piece in the Birkbeck Early Modern [...]
Cleveland Street Workhouse Petition
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011A Georgian workhouse has been discovered on Cleveland St, central London, which needs to be listed if it is to avoid demolition. This is a very rare survival and it may have an important literary connection. The campaign needs more signatures asap to prove it’s a popular cause while the government considers its future. Interestingly, [...]
Hunter Paper Published in Notes and Records of the Royal Society
Thursday, January 13th, 2011Michael Hunter’s paper ‘The Royal Society and the decline of magic’, Notes and Records of the Royal Society (January 2011), which he presented presented to the Society last year in an earlier form, is now available online. We’re even mentioned in the acknowledgements! Abstract Whereas some have asserted that the early Royal Society actively sought [...]
Save the Cleveland St Workhouse from demolition!
Monday, November 1st, 2010Save The Strand Union Workhouse on Cleveland St, in Fitzrovia, London, from demolition! It was built in the 1770s, when the area was still mostly fields, and is unique in being a purpose-built Georgian workhouse that has been in continuous use as a facility for the sick and poor of London for over 230 years. The workhouse [...]
Natalie Zemon Davis Wins Holberg International Memorial Prize 2010
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Excerpt from the citation of the Holberg Prize Academic Committee: Natalie Zemon Davis is one of the most creative historians writing today, an intellectual who is not hostage to any particular school of thought or politics. Her writing is richly textured, multi-faceted and meticulously documented. She shows how particular events can be narrated and analyzed [...]
Save Palaeography at King’s Petition
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Humanities are under threat at King’s College, London. One of the proposals is the elimination of the Palaeography Chair. You can read about that – and find some useful links including Mary Beard’s blog post at – http://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2010/02/palaeography-at-kings-college-london.html. There is also a Facebook Group which is keeping track of developments and links available here. You [...]
Follow a Museum on Twitter
Monday, February 1st, 2010Today is ‘Follow a Museum Day’ on Twitter. Lots of museums around the world use Twitter to communicate with their followers. It’s a great way for them to promote exhibitions and events. So spread the word about musuems on Twitter! And don’t forget to use the hashtag #followamuseum when you follow museums! You can find [...]
Walpole Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009As restoration work continues at Horace Walpole’s Strawberry Hill, the Strawberry Hill Trust is hoping to acquire missing items which were once part of Walpole’s massive collection of art and objects. The Trust has launched an appeal with the hope of restoring Walpole’s collection to its original setting. Strawberry Hill will open to the public [...]
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