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22. The Centenary British Commemorative Medallion Representing Britain’s Capture of Trinidad from the Spanish
By Aileen Alexis The year 1797 signalled a watershed moment in the colonial history of Trinidad. Before that year, Trinidad was under the rule of the Spanish Crown, England’s newest enemy. Trinidad became a pawn in European rivalries that brought General Abercromby to the shores of Trinidad that year. This would mark the beginning of…
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Epistolary Empire: Letter-writing and the British Empire at Home in the Nineteenth Century
By Molly Groarke, @Molly_Groarke Agnes Acland was nineteen years old in 1870, when her brothers left Britain to travel overseas. Her eldest brother Charlie, heir to the family fortune and baronetcy, departed on a world tour, travelling as far as Australia and New Zealand. Gib, the brother she was closest to, had a successful military…
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More Gravy than Grave
Christmas has always been fabled for its moreish cuisine. From Tudor feats of venison, boar, and beef, to today’s lean gobblers, the feast of St. Christ has been through quite a few meaty reincarnations. Once upon a midnight festive, the sight of arching swans or flamboyant peacocks would have been standard fare at Christmas. This…
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Molly Groarke – Historian Highlight
Historian Highlight is an ongoing series sharing the research experiences of historians in the History Faculty in Cambridge and beyond. In this instalment, Chris Campbell sat down with second-year History PhD student Molly Groarke to discuss imperial history, heritage organisations, and public-facing research. @mollygroarke | @chriscampbell Molly, let’s start by talking about your PhD research.…
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