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A Little Chaos (2014): A commitment travesty

By Anna Knutsson @annaknutsson Anna Knutsson is an MPhil student in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge. She is currently researching expressions of female involvement in medicine in Renaissance Florence. Director: Alan Rickman Cast: Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Alan Rickman, Jennifer Ehle, Matthias Schoenaerts, Helen McCrory. Lack of commitment is a constant complaint of…
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When is Research Worth it?

By Matthew Tibble Matthew is an MPhil student in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge. He is currently researching religious counsel during the mid-Tudor period. I have been studying history for the better part of four years, yet it was only recently that I managed to fulfil the archetypal ambition of making an…
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Owen Chadwick, 20th May 1916 – 17th July 2015

By Patrick Seamus McGhee, @Patricksmcg Patrick is an MPhil student in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge. He is currently researching atheism and unbelief in post-Reformation England. The clergyman, theologian and historian of religion Rev. Prof. Owen Chadwick died on 17th July 2015 aged 99. In a career spanning over seven decades, Chadwick was recognised…
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The refugee crisis in Europe: should history drive the debate?

By Carys Brown @HistoryCarys Heartbreaking stories of the thousands of refugees crossing into Europe this summer sparked widespread demands that the UK government take more action to relieve the plight of those seeking asylum. A sense that future generations will judge critically how Europe reacts to the crisis has played heavily in debates about what…

