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‘[W]ho so wyl a gardener be’: arboriculture in late medieval and early modern commonplace books
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By Laura Flannigan (@LFlannigan17) Recently, while on the hunt for signs of the reception and expression of legal ideas and practice in late medieval and early modern writing, I had cause to dip into some of the commonplace books surviving from the period. A ‘commonplace book’ has been generally classed by historians as an idiosyncratic, miscellaneous compilation…
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Translation and Digital Democracy in the Feminist Archive South
By Elissa O’Connell (@ElissaOConnell) As readers will surely be aware, 2018 has been a historically significant year for women’s history and archives. The centenary of some women gaining the vote has created many opportunities to celebrate women-led activism across the UK, as well as to reinforce the need to document and protect these herstories through…
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Bagging a bargain in the Renaissance: questions surrounding the ethics of shopping and consumption
By Zoe Farrell (@zoeffarrell) In recent rhetoric, the ‘rise’ of consumerism has been challenged. Our throw-away culture has led to a multitude of problems for the environment, as well as issues surrounding body-image, debt and over-corporatisation. In a recent article, George Monbiot, for example, argued that ‘regardless of what we consume, the sheer volume of…
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Some advice for people embarking on their PhD
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Doing Family History from Byzantium through Today
By Ana Núñez (@anac4_nunez) The Byzantine princess Anna Komnene (1083-1153) appears to have been a most devoted daughter. The first-born of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r.1081-1118), Anna took it upon herself to continue the work started by her late husband, Nikephoros Bryennios, and write a history (The Alexiad) of her father’s eventful…
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