Katy Gibbons – Five of the Most Violent Moments of the Reformation
This article by Dr Katy Gibbons, Senior Lecturer in History at Portsmouth was published recently in The Conversation: Link: https://theconversation.com/five-of-the-most-violent-moments-of-the-reformation-71535 Katy’s research looks at religious exile in Early Modern Europe, its impact on the home and host societies, and what it reveals about the complex interactions between groups of coreligionists in different parts of Europe. […]
Working & Dying on the Railways
Dr Mike Esbester is a senior lecturer in history at Portsmouth. Mike’s research focuses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, particularly on the cultural history of safety, risk and accident prevention, and on the history of mobility Working & Dying on the Railways At 5.45am on 11 August 1913, steam locomotive fireman Charles Lock, an employee […]
Historicising the Women’s Liberation Movement – Sue Bruley & Laurel Forster
Dr Sue Bruley, reader in history at Portsmouth, has published a special collection of essays on the Women’s Liberation Movement of the late-twentieth century in the journal Women’s History Review. The collection, co-edited with Dr Laurel Forster, charts the impact of the WLM and evaluates the experiences of the women who participated in this important […]
The Historical Association
Dr James Thomas, reader in Local and Maritime History at the University of Portsmouth, encourages us all to come along to some of the exciting historical events forthcoming at our local branch of the Historical Association Founded in 1906, and with headquarters at 59A Kennington Park Road, London, the Historical Association is an independent charity […]
Using Official sources – The Merchant Ship Movement Card of SS Athenia
Anna-Lena Schneider, second year history student at Portsmouth, wrote the following article on the use of merchant ship cards to shed light on the circumstances behind the sinking of merchant ships during World War One for the Introduction to Historical Research Module. The module is coordinated by Dr Jessica Moody, Lecturer in Modern History and […]
Portsmouth Darkfest
Dr Karl Bell, Senior Lecturer in History, reports on the Portsmouth DarkFest held in October-November 2016. Karl’s research area is ‘everything spooky’; his second book was on the Victorian legend of Spring-Heeled Jack and he’s now working on a book on proto-science fiction ideas in British culture between c.1750-1900. Long after the Halloween pumpkins had […]