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Category Archives: Archives
Radicalism in Richmond-on-Thames: The influence of the Left Book Club of the 1930s
Back in 2018-2019, using a variety of sources, I conducted some research into the local impact of the famous Left Book Club (LBC) of the 1930s, focusing in particular on the town of Richmond-on-Thames in the outer suburbs of London. … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, Archives, British history, British politics, Local History, London history, Public History, Research, Richmond history, Secret State, Surbiton, Surrey, Teaching, The National Archives, Uncategorized
Tagged British history, Kingston, Local History, London history, Public History, Richmond, Secret State, Surbiton
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Women Against the Female Vote: The anti-Suffragists in Chiswick in South-West London
Back in 2014-2015 I spent some time in the archives investigating a still relatively under-researched aspect of women’s history, the anti-Suffrage groups that had emerged in Edwardian Britain. How did this come about? My general research on British history had … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British Empire, British history, Gender History, Local History, London history, Media history, Public History, Research, Richmond history, Surrey, Uncategorized, Women's history
Tagged Archives, British history, civic engagement, Local History, London history, Public History, Research, Richmond, teaching, Women
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Amazons against the Nazis: Women’s Home Defence in Wartime Britain
At the height of invasion fears in the summer of 1940, the British government asked for civilian volunteers ‘to go on duty against airborne invasion’ and be ‘entrusted with certain vital duties’ for which a knowledge of firearms would be necessary. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, Archives, British history, Fascism, Gender History, German History, Historiography, History of war, Local History, London history, Museums, Nazism, Public History, Research, Women's history
Tagged British history, history, Imperial War Museum, Local History, Public History, Research, The National Archives, Women, World War Two
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Captivating memories: New ‘Great Escapes’ exhibition at the National Archives, London
What was life like for the many individuals who found themselves being held as wartime prisoners or internees? This is certainly a growing area of research for historians and, I suspect, is also of great interest to anybody who has … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British history, European History, Gender History, German History, Historiography, History of war, London history, Museums, Nazism, Public History, The National Archives, Uncategorized
Tagged Archives, British history, civic engagement, history, Public History, teaching, World History, World War Two
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The Spy Who Lied: Another look at the Kim Philby story
A recent television drama series about the life of Kim Philby, the British Intelligence officer who engaged in treachery, attracted good reviews and enthusiastic viewers when it was screened, but contained few surprises for historians of the secret state. The … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British history, European History, Historiography, Public History, Research, Russian History, Secret State, The National Archives, Uncategorized, World History
Tagged British history, Film, history, Public History, Research, Russian History, Secret State, Spies, The National Archives, World History
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Superb new issue of Richmond History journal includes article on Bertrand Russell’s childhood
Do you have a passion for local history? The latest issue of the annual and award-winning Richmond History (no.44, November, 2023), the journal of the Richmond Local History Society, has just been published and, in my estimation, it contains another … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British history, British politics, Local History, London history, Museums, Public History, Research, Richmond history, Surrey, Uncategorized
Tagged Archives, Art, books, British history, civic engagement, food, history, Local History, photography, poetry, Public History, Richmond, Surrey, travel, writing
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Mobilising British Housewives in the 1920s: The case of Mrs. Dorothy Peel and the Profiteers
Accusations of ‘profiteering’ by retailers and business traders became a regular and controversial theme on the Home Front in Britain during the Great War, when rationing made it a near daily challenge for many mothers and wives to feed their … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, British history, civic engagement, First World War, history, Local History, Media history, Public History, Women
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History restored: How new technology recreated JFK’s ‘unspoken speech’ from 1963
Sixty years ago, in November, 1963, John F. Kennedy (‘JFK’) was tragically assassinated in Dallas, an event which shocked not just the USA but the entire world. Many people had seemingly invested their hopes and dreams in the new youthful … Continue reading
Five reasons to study for a degree in History
Are you thinking about studying History at degree level? A big question on your mind might be: ‘What can I actually do with a degree in History?’ At this time of year History staff are regularly asked this by prospective … Continue reading
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A ‘Red’ Scare in a leafy London suburb: Fears of Bolshevism in Surbiton in 1920
In October, 1917 (depending upon which version of the calendar one uses) the Bolshevik party under Lenin achieved a dramatic seizure of power in Russia, a coup d’etat which sent a chill of fear across the ruling elites in much of … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British history, British politics, European History, Gender History, Kingston, Local History, London history, Public History, Research, Russian History, Surbiton, Surrey, Uncategorized, Women's history, World History
Tagged British history, Kingston, Local History, Public History, Russian History, Surbiton, Surrey, World History
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