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Historians and correspondence: The case of Jews’ letters to the Fascist Ministry of the Interior
by Florence Largillière First some historical context: in the 1930s, Italian Jews were considered as being well integrated into Italian society. They had supported the independence movements of the 19th century, they were heavily decorated during the First World War, and they participated in the political and social life of the country which had emancipated…
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Reflections on Creating a Map
by Hira Amin To showcase the sheer diversity in research being undertaken at the University of Cambridge by history MPhil and PhD students, I decided to create a map pinning each student to their research area. This brief article will outline the thought process and actions behind the final product.
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Foreign Archives: how to plan your visit?
by Florence Largillière Archives seem to feature prominently in our blog, but this is not without reason. Talking about archives and how historians deal with them is useful on two main levels. We hope to give some guidelines to new research students – as obvious as some of them may be. And we want to…
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How do historians write?
By Tom Goodwin, @tgooders Thomas is an MPhil student in Early Modern History. He is currently researching sixteenth-century Italian heretics and their use of the printing press. I spent the morning putting in a comma; I spent the afternoon taking it out – Oscar Wilde Writing history remains something of a dark art. From the…
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To ask or not to ask: that is the question
By Emily Ward, @1066unicorn Palms sweating, mouth dry, heart pounding in my chest, my thoughts racing. I realise that I’m going to do it. Tentatively I gather my courage, swallow down the fear and start to raise my hand. Hand up, there’s no going back; I’m spotted and heads turn my way. Eyes on me,…
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