Every year, the History team at Portsmouth organise a series of research seminars that take place across the autumn, winter and spring terms. Historians are invited from a range of institutions, both in Britain and abroad, to talk about their latest research projects. The subjects presented cover a broad historical timespan and offer insight into a diverse range of topics. In this winter and spring terms there will be talks on children’s writing in 1930s Britain, relationships in early modern England, immigration in Tudor Southampton, the Royal Marines’ institutional legacy, and the health of British seamen while travelling overseas. All are welcome to attend.
All talks take place in Milldam Building, Room LE1.04.
Wednesday 16th January, 3:30-5:00pm
Children, class and the search for security: Writing the future in 1930s Britain
Hester Barron (University of Sussex
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Wednesday 13th February, 3:00-4:30pm
Queen Catherine Howard: Space, place, and promiscuity pre- and post-marriage, 1536-41
Nikki Clark (University of Chichester)
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Wednesday 13th March, 3:00-4:30pm
Desiring to be fruitful in early modern England
Leah Astbury (University of Cambridge)
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Wednesday 3rd April, 3:00-4:30pm
Responses to, and unexpected consequences of, immigration in Tudor Southampton
Cheryl Butler (Southampton Tourist Guides Association)
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Wednesday 8th May, 3:00-4:30pm
The Graspan Memorial: The Royal Marines and the institutional legacy of the South African War
John Bolt (University of Portsmouth)
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Wednesday 12th June, 3:00-4:30pm
Adrift in medical transit: Distressed British seamen abroad
Jen Kain (University of Newcastle)
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