The news page for History at Royal Holloway, University of London. http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/home.aspx?HistoryArchive__List_GoToPage=2&SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/emilywildingdavisoncentenaryevents.aspx On Tuesday 4 June, to commemorate 100 years since the death of Suffragette and Royal Holloway English Literature alumna, Emily Wilding Davison, famous for throwing herself under King George V's racehorse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, we are holding an afternoon of events here on campus. Thu, 23 May 2013 04:49:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/emilywildingdavisoncentenaryevents.aspx Emily Wilding Davison events suffragette English Department History Department drama department Music Department archives alumni http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/publicdebateonitalianelections.aspx Public debate on February 2013 Italian elections Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:25:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/publicdebateonitalianelections.aspx Royal Holloway University of London Andrea Mammone February 2013 Italian elections http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/talkonthepolarbearsbythecollegecurator.aspx Polar Bears talk Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:04:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/talkonthepolarbearsbythecollegecurator.aspx Polar Bears Royal Holloway Laura MacCulloch http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hayesrobinsonannuallecture.aspx Hayes-Robinson Annual LectureProfessor Richard L. Kagan Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:37:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hayesrobinsonannuallecture.aspx Hayes-Robinson Lecture Annual Lecture 2013 Department of HIstory Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduateawardsavailablefor2013-14.aspx Adverts for Postgraduate Awards 2013-14 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:13:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduateawardsavailablefor2013-14.aspx History Department Royal Holloway Postgraduate Funding and Scholarships AHRC BGP History scholarships http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dormdecorresearchchartsthehistoryofthestudentbedroom.aspx Students have been using wall space to express their personality as far back as the 19th century, according to research presented this week by Royal Holloway. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dormdecorresearchchartsthehistoryofthestudentbedroom.aspx History http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/advancednoticeofpubliclecture.aspx LSE Paul Preston lecture 14 March 2013 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:19:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/advancednoticeofpubliclecture.aspx Paul Preston Helen Graham Dan Stone Daniel Beer http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivorriskedlifetosavechildrenfromconcentrationcamp.aspx To mark Holocaust Memorial Day yesterday, researchers from Royal Holloway have revealed more of the extraordinary story of Zvi Spiegel, a Holocaust survivor who risked his life to save other prisoners. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivorriskedlifetosavechildrenfromconcentrationcamp.aspx History http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/nigelsaulonwhymagnacartamatters.aspx Nigel Saul on Why Magna Carta Matters Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/nigelsaulonwhymagnacartamatters.aspx magna carta Royal Holloway University of London Professor Nigel Saul BBC History Magazine http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/magnacartaisitrelevanttoday.aspx As the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015 fast approaches, Professor Nigel Saul, from the Department of History, takes a look at its relevance to us today. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:02:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/magnacartaisitrelevanttoday.aspx History http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/imbibingbodieshistoryofdrinkandcultureseminar.aspx Lyanne Holcombe (Kingston), 'Leisured Spaces, Liminal Bodies: Gender and the Practice of Consumption in the Lyons Restaurant, Grill and Hotel 1914-1939', 'Imbibing Bodies: Histories of Drinking and Culture' Seminar Series, 21 November 2012 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:33:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/imbibingbodieshistoryofdrinkandcultureseminar.aspx History Department Royal Holloway Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Culture Lyanne Holcombe (Kingston) 'Imbibing Bodies: Histories of Drinking and Culture' Seminar Series http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/literatureandcultureinlatebyzantinethessalonicabydreugeniarussell.aspx Dr Eugenia Russell, Visiting Teacher in the History Department at Royal Holloway and author of 'St Demetrius of Thessalonica: Cult and Devotion in the Middle Ages' (Oxford: P. Lang, 2010), has recently published 'Literature and Culture in Late Byzantine Thessalonica' with Bloomsbury Academic. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/literatureandcultureinlatebyzantinethessalonicabydreugeniarussell.aspx Dr Eugenia Russell Literature and Culture in Late Byzantine Thessalonica History Department Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/centreforpublichistorylaunchedwithlecturebyprofessoralessandroportelli.aspx Royal Holloway's Centre for Public History, Heritage and Engagement with the Past was launched on 6 November 2012 with a lecture by eminent oral historian Professor Alessandro Portelli. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:42:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/centreforpublichistorylaunchedwithlecturebyprofessoralessandroportelli.aspx Royal Holloway Centre for Public History Heritage and Engagement with the Past Professor Alessandro Portelli http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/lecturebyprofessoralesandroportellitolaunchcentreforpublichistoryatroyalholloway.aspx Launch of Royal Holloway's Centre for Public History Heritage and Engagement with the Past by Professor Alessandro Portelli's lecture 'Reflecting on a Life in Progress and and the Stories of Oral History' on 6 November 2012. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:20:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/lecturebyprofessoralesandroportellitolaunchcentreforpublichistoryatroyalholloway.aspx Professor Alessandro Portelli Oral History Royal Holloway's Centre for Public History Heritage and Engagement with the Past http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhistorystudentsatthebbc!.aspx Royal Holloway History students talk about their summer placements with the BBC. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:18:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhistorystudentsatthebbc!.aspx History Department Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/fundingavailableviaisobelthornleybequest.aspx Funds are available for anyone holding a University of London History degree or teaching within one of its History departments, to assist with the publication of books or essays. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:57:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/fundingavailableviaisobelthornleybequest.aspx funding history university of London publishing grants http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historygraduatetweetsqueensdiaryentries.aspx Recent Royal Holloway history graduate Ashley Coates is using Twitter to publish Queen Victoria's diary entries in real time Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:42:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historygraduatetweetsqueensdiaryentries.aspx History Department Royal Holloway University of London Queen Victoria's diary Twitter Ashley Coates http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/anexecutionandarevolutioncharlesiatthebanquetinghouse.aspx The last words uttered by Charles I will be brought to life in the very building where he was executed during a special interpretation event organised by an student from Royal Holloway, University of London. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/anexecutionandarevolutioncharlesiatthebanquetinghouse.aspx Charles I Royal Holloway MA Public History costumed interpretation Banqueting House http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/maryhardysdiaryandworld.aspx Mary Hardy's world Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:47:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/maryhardysdiaryandworld.aspx Mary Hardy Honorary Research Fellow Margaret Bird History Department Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thehistoryofthefuture.aspx Professor Justin Champion and Professor Greg Claeys take part in new BBC Radio 4 series 'The History of the Future' Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:36:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thehistoryofthefuture.aspx Royal Holloway University of London Professor Justin Champion Professor Greg Claeys BBC Radio 4 'The History of the Future' http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/mapublichistorystudenttanyasmithmakesfilmoncroydonairport.aspx Tanya Smith, MA Public History student, makes a film on Croydon Airport with her pupils at The John Fisher School. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/mapublichistorystudenttanyasmithmakesfilmoncroydonairport.aspx MA Public History Royal Holloway University of London Croydon Airport The John Fisher School Tanya Smith http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/articlebymapublichistorystudentemilywhitakerinhistorytoday.aspx Royal Holloway MA Public History student publishes article in September 2012 History Today Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:18:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/articlebymapublichistorystudentemilywhitakerinhistorytoday.aspx MA Public History Royal Holloway University of London History Today Stalin http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/deathcamptreblinkasurvivorstories.aspx The shocking stories of the last living survivors of Nazi death camp Treblinka will be told in a documentary on the BBC tonight, which was researched and produced by Professor David Cesarani. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:13:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/deathcamptreblinkasurvivorstories.aspx Professor David Cesarani Nazi death camps Holocaust history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newstudentswelcomeweekseptember2012.aspx New Students - Welcome Week 2012 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:36:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newstudentswelcomeweekseptember2012.aspx Induction timetable history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayprofessorsofferexpertisetonazidocumentaryseries.aspx Two academics from Royal Holloway, University of London will offer expert commentary to a new documentary series, Nazi Secrets, broadcast on the National Geographic Channel this summer. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:31:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayprofessorsofferexpertisetonazidocumentaryseries.aspx National Geographic Channel Royal Holloway David Cesarani Peter Longerich history Nazi secrets Modern Languages http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/audiorelaxationtechniquesdatebacktothesixteenthcentury.aspx The use of birdsong and the sound of running water to aid sleep has been used for more than five hundred years, according to researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:17:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/audiorelaxationtechniquesdatebacktothesixteenthcentury.aspx sleep relaxation history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/brucebakerwinscollegeexcellenceteachingprize.aspx Dr Bruce Baker wins College Excellence Teaching Prize Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:59:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/brucebakerwinscollegeexcellenceteachingprize.aspx Bruce Baker College Excellence Teaching Prize History Department Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/contextualisingthefifthcrusadecolloquium.aspx RHUL History PhD student, Thomas Smith, is one of the organisers of the Contextualising the Fifth Crusade colloquium held at the University of Kent in April 2012. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:27:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/contextualisingthefifthcrusadecolloquium.aspx History Department Royal Holloway University of London Thomas Smith Contextualising the Fifth Crusade http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorjustinchampionappearsinamajornewseriesofbbcfilmsuncoveringtheworldandworksofwilliamshakespeare.aspx In the BBC's new Shakespeare Uncovered season, Royal Holloway's Professor Justin Champion contributes to a series of six extraordinary new films that tell the stories behind some of Shakespeare's greatest plays, beginning on Tuesday 19 June. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:55:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorjustinchampionappearsinamajornewseriesofbbcfilmsuncoveringtheworldandworksofwilliamshakespeare.aspx news history Shakespeare bbc BBC Four TV Justin Champion http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivortoattendfirstsummerinstituteonjewishcivilisation.aspx A Holocaust survivor will join a host of experts visiting Royal Holloway, University of London for a special two-week residential summer institute hosted by the Holocaust Research Centre. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:04:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivortoattendfirstsummerinstituteonjewishcivilisation.aspx Holocaust Research Centre Holocaust history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/renownedindiannovelistamitavghoshcommentsontheworkofhistorysphdstudentlayliuddin.aspx Amitav Ghosh comments on Royal Holloway History PhD student Layli Uddin's research project Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:27:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/renownedindiannovelistamitavghoshcommentsontheworkofhistorysphdstudentlayliuddin.aspx History Department Royal Holloway Amitav Ghosh Maulana Bhashani Layli Uddin http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/feewaiversformaholocauststudies.aspx Fee waivers for MA Holocaust Studies in 2012-13 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/feewaiversformaholocauststudies.aspx History Department Royal Holloway University of London Holocaust Research Centre MA Holocaust Studies http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newmabursaries.aspx MA Bursaries available for 2012-13 at History Department, Royal Holloway, University of London Tue, 22 May 2012 11:13:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newmabursaries.aspx History Department Royal Holloway University of London MA Bursaries 2012-13 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademictalksharlots,housewivesandheroinesonbbcfourseries.aspx Professor Justin Champion, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London is offering his expertise to a news BBC Four series Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:51:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademictalksharlots,housewivesandheroinesonbbcfourseries.aspx Professor Justin Champion history Royal Holloway BBC Four Harlots Housewives and Heroines http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelocktodiscusstheheritagewarsonbbcradio3.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock, from the Department of History, will be on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday to explore the UK's love affair with its past in the Sunday Feature The Heritage Wars. Fri, 11 May 2012 10:25:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelocktodiscusstheheritagewarsonbbcradio3.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock history BBC Radio 3 The Heritage Wars http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortofeatureonbbc4programme.aspx Professor Justin Champion, History, offers analysis to a new BBC 4 history programme on the effects the 17th century civil war has had on modern Britain. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortofeatureonbbc4programme.aspx BBC 4 Professor Justin Champion history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/finalyearstudentishistoricalresearcheroncreativecampusinitiative1908londonolympicsproject.aspx Final Year History student working on Creative Campus Initiative project with Lightning Ensemble Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/finalyearstudentishistoricalresearcheroncreativecampusinitiative1908londonolympicsproject.aspx History Department at Royal Holloway Creative Campus Initiative Lighning Ensemble Joseph Twilley http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelocktalksabutpublichistoryforthebbchistorymagazinepodcast.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock is interviewed about 'public history' on this month's BBC History magazine podcast by two of the Department's MA Public History students Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:31:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelocktalksabutpublichistoryforthebbchistorymagazinepodcast.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock MA in Public History Royal Holloway University of London BBC History magazine podcast http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/finalyearmodernhistorypoliticsstudentalfiejonesleadsteamtovictoryatnewyorknationalmodelunitednationsconference.aspx Final Year Modern History & Politics student Alfie Jones leads team to victory at New York National Model United Nations conference Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:06:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/finalyearmodernhistorypoliticsstudentalfiejonesleadsteamtovictoryatnewyorknationalmodelunitednationsconference.aspx Modern History & Politics Royal Holloway University of London New York National Model United Nations conference April 2012 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historystudentnamedundergraduateoftheyear.aspx A 'talented and resourceful' History student from Royal Holloway, University of London has been offered a sought-after summer internship with Barclays after winning a national Undergraduate of the Year Award. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historystudentnamedundergraduateoftheyear.aspx TARGETjobs deloitte Barclays ernst & young Morgan Stanley Mars Undergraduate of the Year Award Rosa O'Rourke http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockdiscussestheriseofpublichistory.aspx History plays an important role in the present day, argues Dr Anna Whitelock in an opinion article featured in the April issue of BBC History Magazine. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:28:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockdiscussestheriseofpublichistory.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock BBC History Magazine history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newvideoonline.aspx Find out from History students why they chose to study at Royal Holloway. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:16:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/newvideoonline.aspx Video history Department http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademicsofferexpertiseinbbcradio4series.aspx Three academics from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London have contributed to a special BBC series to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademicsofferexpertiseinbbcradio4series.aspx Department of History BBC Radio 4 The Art of Monarchy http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hellenicinstitutereceivesgenerousgranttocataloguegreekmanuscripts.aspx A major research grant of £121,000 has been awarded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation to the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London for the cataloguing and study of the Greek Manuscript Collection of Lambeth Palace Library. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:08:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hellenicinstitutereceivesgenerousgranttocataloguegreekmanuscripts.aspx A.G. Leventis Foundation Hellenic Institute Royal Holloway Greek Manuscript Collection Lambeth Palace Library http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortodebateattitudestothebenefitssystemonbbcradio3.aspx Professor Justin Champion will be discussing the relationship between the seventeenth century and contemporary attitudes to the undeserving poor on a BBC Radio 3 programme this Sunday. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortodebateattitudestothebenefitssystemonbbcradio3.aspx Professor Justin Champion BBC Radio 3 history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyexhibitioninthewindsorbuilding.aspx From Tuesday 28th February, you will get the chance to view a fascinating exhibition organised by Dr Jane Hamlett from the Department of History. Living away from home: life in some of Surrey's Victorian and Edwardian residential institutions attracted a large number of appreciative visitors when it was exhibited at Surrey History Centre in January. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:10:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyexhibitioninthewindsorbuilding.aspx Dr Jane Hamlett Department of History exhibition Living away from home surrey victorian Edwardian residential institutions Surrey History Centre http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduatestudentshipsfor2012-13.aspx Announcement of the 2012 postgraduate studentships available in the History Department Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:08:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduatestudentshipsfor2012-13.aspx History Department Royal Holloway 2012 studentships http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/weneedtostudynaziperpetratorstounderstandtheholocaust.aspx Professor Dan Stone, from the Department of History, highlighted the need for researchers and historians to delve into the minds of Nazis at the heart of the Holocaust during a recent lecture to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/weneedtostudynaziperpetratorstounderstandtheholocaust.aspx Professor Dan Stone nazis Holocaust Holocaust Memorial Day http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/2012annualholocaustresearchcentrelecture.aspx 2012 Annual Holocaust Research Centre lecture Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/2012annualholocaustresearchcentrelecture.aspx Holocaust Research Centre Royal Holloway University of London Luke Holland Third Reich Testimonies http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/theroyalbodyconferenceupdate.aspx The Royal Body conference, 2-4 April 2012 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/theroyalbodyconferenceupdate.aspx The Royal Body conference 2-4 April 2012 Royal Holloway University of London Dr Anna Whitelock http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/storiesofholocaustsurvivorsunveiled.aspx Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London's Holocaust Research Centre now have access to the nearly 52,000 video interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses collected by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, which was established by Steven Spielberg. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/storiesofholocaustsurvivorsunveiled.aspx Holocaust Research Centre Holocaust survivors USC Shoah Foundation Institute Steven Spielberg http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/athomeintheinstitution.aspx 'Living away from home: life in some of Surrey's Victorian and Edwardian residential institutions', which opens at Surrey History Centre in January, considers how Holloway Sanatorium, common lodging houses and Charterhouse School were organised and decorated and provides a glimpse of how some people who lived there reacted to their surroundings. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:21:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/athomeintheinstitution.aspx Surrey History Centre Holloway Sanatorium exhibition Charterhouse School common lodging houses victorian Edwardian http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademicrevealsgruesomemedicalpast.aspx Professor Justin Champion, from the Department of History, will feature in Tony Robinson's new series Gods and Monsters, which looks at the history of belief, superstition and religious experience in Britain. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademicrevealsgruesomemedicalpast.aspx Professor Champion channel 4 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhistoriansonradio4slatestmakinghistoryprogramme.aspx BBC Radio 4 Making History programme 15 November 2011 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:05:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhistoriansonradio4slatestmakinghistoryprogramme.aspx Making History BBC Radio 4 History Department at Royal Holloway Professor Justin Champion http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/jointseminarcentreforthehistoryofbodiesandmaterialcultureandthecentreforvictorianstudies.aspx Talk entitled 'Examining the life cycle of households, people and archaeological assemblages in Victorian London' by Nigel Jeffries (Museum of London) on 3 November 2011 (3.00-5.00pm) in the Bedford Library Seminar Room. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:21:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/jointseminarcentreforthehistoryofbodiesandmaterialcultureandthecentreforvictorianstudies.aspx The Centre for the History of Bodies and Material Culture The Centre for Victorian Studies Royal Holloway University of London Nigel Jeffries http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thecentreforpublichistory,heritageandengagementwiththepast.aspx Establishment of the Centre for Public History, Heritage and Engagement with the Past Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:37:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thecentreforpublichistory,heritageandengagementwiththepast.aspx Centre for Public History Heritage and Engagement with the Past History Department Royal Holloway University of London Dr Anna Whitelock http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/spanishcivilwaressayprize.aspx 2011 George Watt Memorial Essay Prize Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:46:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/spanishcivilwaressayprize.aspx Department of HIstory Royal Holloway Maria Thomas 2011 George Watt Memorial Essay Prize Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/couldhistoryholdthekeytoavoidingconflictinindiaandpakistan.aspx Dr Dan Haines from the Department of History has been awarded £225,000 for a three year project that could help prevent future conflicts in India and Pakistan. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/couldhistoryholdthekeytoavoidingconflictinindiaandpakistan.aspx Dr Dan Haines India Pakistan http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademictofeatureinlandmarkbbconeseries.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock, lecturer in Early Modern History, will appear on screen as an expert in To The Manor Reborn, a four-part series looking at the process behind bringing Avebury Manor, in Wiltshire, back to life. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historyacademictofeatureinlandmarkbbconeseries.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock Early Modern History bbc http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/shiisminmodernsouthasiaconference.aspx 'Contesting Shi'ism: Isna 'Ashari and Isma'ili Shi'ism in Modern South Asia' Conference, History Department, Royal Holloway, 9-10 September 2011. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:54:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/shiisminmodernsouthasiaconference.aspx Royal Holloway History Department 'Contesting Shi'ism' conference 9-10 September 2011 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/seminarseriesthebodyinbed(18may2011).aspx Body in Bed Seminar, 18 May 2011 - Natalia González Heras (University Complutense of Madrid)'Homes in the Spanish capital in the eighteenth century: between tradition and new models' Mon, 16 May 2011 17:48:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/seminarseriesthebodyinbed(18may2011).aspx Body in Bed seminar Royal Holloway Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Cultures http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockwritesonthebritishmonarchyinthenewyorktimes.aspx The New York Times article by Dr Anna Whitelock on the relevance of the British monarchy today. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:25:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockwritesonthebritishmonarchyinthenewyorktimes.aspx British monarchy Dr Anna Whitelock The New York Times Royal Holloway University of London http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/theroyalbodyconference.aspx The Royal Body Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:51:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/theroyalbodyconference.aspx Royal Holloway The Centre for the Study of Bodies and Material Cultures Royal Body conference monarchy http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/rebeccajinkswinnerofarmeniangenocidemuseumsscholarship.aspx Rebecca Jinks winner of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute's first annual scholarship Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:41:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/rebeccajinkswinnerofarmeniangenocidemuseumsscholarship.aspx Rebecca Jinks Royal Holloway University of London Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Raphael Lemkin annual scholarship http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/womeninresearch.aspx 'Women in Reseach' discussion in which Dr Sarah Ansari explores the career and contribution of celebrated German Orientalist scholar Professor Annemarie Schimmel. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:40:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/womeninresearch.aspx Royal Holloway Women in research Dr Sarah Ansari Professor Annemarie Schilmmel http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduatestudentships2011.aspx Postgraduate Studentships 2011 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:02:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/postgraduatestudentships2011.aspx Department of HIstory Royal Holloway Postgraduate Studentships 2011 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/friendlyhandphdbursary2011-14.aspx Friendly Hand PhD Bursary 2011-14 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:42:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/friendlyhandphdbursary2011-14.aspx History Department Royal Holloway History PhD Bursary Modern European History PhD http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thebodyinbedseminar2feb2011.aspx Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Cultures' 'Body in Bed' seminar 2 February 2011 featuring Bill MacLehose (UCL) talking on'Insomnia and Mental Weakness in Medieval Medicine'. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:43:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/thebodyinbedseminar2feb2011.aspx Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Cultures Body in Bed seminar Bill MacLehose http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hellenicinstituteannuallecture2011.aspx Hellenic Institute 2011 annual lecture Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:35:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/hellenicinstituteannuallecture2011.aspx Hellenic Institute 2011 Annual Lecture Dr Bettany Hughes http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/holocaustresearchcentreannuallecture.aspx Holocaust Research Centre annual lecture 2011 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:27:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/holocaustresearchcentreannuallecture.aspx Holocaust Research Centre annual lecture 2011 Professor Dan Michman The origin of the Nazi ghettos http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyaward.aspx Postgraduate research student Rachel Pistol wins Higher Education Academy essay prize Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyaward.aspx essay prize Higher Education Academy http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/janehamlettawardedgranttostudyinteriorsofresidentialinstitutions.aspx Dr Jane Hamlett has been awarded £229,792 from the Economic and Social Research Council to conduct the first ever comparative historical study of the interiors of residential institutions. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:04:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/janehamlettawardedgranttostudyinteriorsofresidentialinstitutions.aspx Dr Jane Hamlett Economic and Social Research Council comparative historical study of the interiors of residential institutions interior history http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/inhabitinginstitutionssymposiumpodcast.aspx A two-day research symposium 'Inhabiting Institutions in Britain 1700-1950' was held at Bedford Square on 14th-15th September 2010, exploring institutional life in Britain. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/inhabitinginstitutionssymposiumpodcast.aspx podcast research symposium http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorjustinchampionappearsonradio4sinourtime.aspx Professor Justin Champion appears on Radio 4's "In Our Time" Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:34:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorjustinchampionappearsonradio4sinourtime.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/healthyhomes,healthybodiesinrenaissanceandearlymodernitaly.aspx Healthy Homes, Healthy Bodies in Renaissance and Early Modern Italy Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:32:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/healthyhomes,healthybodiesinrenaissanceandearlymodernitaly.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/pistolsatdawnwithprofessorjustinchampiononbbcradio4.aspx Pistols at Dawn with Professor Justin Champion on BBC Radio 4 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/pistolsatdawnwithprofessorjustinchampiononbbcradio4.aspx BBC Radio 4 Professor Champion http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockwinsartsclubsemergingwriteroftheyear.aspx Dr Anna Whitelock wins Arts Club's Emerging Writer of the Year Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockwinsartsclubsemergingwriteroftheyear.aspx history whitelock award http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorhelengrahaminterviewfeaturedinthevolunteer.aspx Professor Helen Graham interview featured in March 2010 issue of The Volunteer Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorhelengrahaminterviewfeaturedinthevolunteer.aspx history professor graham The Volunteer http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/afterslaveryprojectwebsitelaunched.aspx After Slavery project website launched Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/afterslaveryprojectwebsitelaunched.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/rhulpostdocwinsnewtoninternationalfellowship.aspx RHUL postdoc wins Newton International Fellowship Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/rhulpostdocwinsnewtoninternationalfellowship.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/annawhitelockpublishesbookonmarytudor.aspx Anna Whitelock publishes book on Mary Tudor Mon, 04 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/annawhitelockpublishesbookonmarytudor.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorgregclaeysatuniversityofhanoi.aspx Professor Greg Claeys at University of Hanoi Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorgregclaeysatuniversityofhanoi.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/leverhulmetrustbursariesavailable.aspx Leverhulme Trust Bursaries Available Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/leverhulmetrustbursariesavailable.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/athomeinrenaissanceitalyhassignificantpublicimpact.aspx "At Home in Renaissance Italy" Has Significant Public Impact Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/athomeinrenaissanceitalyhassignificantpublicimpact.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorpaulinecroftnamedto2011trust.aspx Professor Pauline Croft Named to 2011 Trust Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/professorpaulinecroftnamedto2011trust.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/inaugurallecture-professordanstone-whenwaspostwareurope.aspx Inaugural Lecture - Professor Dan Stone - "When was Postwar Europe?" Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/inaugurallecture-professordanstone-whenwaspostwareurope.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historianswinfellowships.aspx Historians Win Fellowships Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/historianswinfellowships.aspx history Royal Holloway http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/awardforchildrensholocaustbook.aspx Award for Children's Holocaust Book Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/news/newsarticles/awardforchildrensholocaustbook.aspx history Royal Holloway