September 2019

Manchester Historian Team 2018/19

Editors: Laura Ali, Will Kerrs-Farmer

Head of Design: Leyla Ozcan, Sean Jones

Head of Copy-Editing: Daniel Johnson

Head of Online: Mollie Ramos

Head of Marketing: Phil Manktelow

Design Team: Ningjing Liu, Jessica Kelly, Urussa Malik

Copy-Editing Team: Tara Kathleen Morony, Kate Jackson, Reuben Williamson, Annabelle Sharp

Online Team: Hannah Largue, Rebecca Bowers

Podcasts: Wilf Kenning

Marketing Team: Holly Gaffney, Tess Bawden, Nieve Elliot

Team Photos by Johnny McMullan

Cai Reaich interviews the writer and comedian, Al Murray.

In the Middle Ages reading was a luxury not even afforded by most of the wealthy. Therefore, traders promoted their goods through some imaginative images. James Brannan investigates these and other forms of personal endorsement, most notably the trade surnames that remain with us to this day.

Didn’t make it to Amsterdam with the History Society? Michael Cass reveals all.

It is hard for us to imagine how crowds could be drawn to events in the ages before the popular press. However, Shakespeare’s Globe was notorious for pulling the punters. Xan Atkins looks at the innovative ways he and the queen’s company promoted themselves and their plays.

Advertising gained new momentum in the Victorian era, not least because of the exotic trading afforded by the Empire. Katherine Almond analyse the effect of Empire on advertising, from the eugenics of the Victorian Empire to the ‘Empire Made’ products of the 1950s and 60s – the last bastion of Empire at home.

The empowerment of standing shoulder to shoulder with individuals who passionately stand against sexual crimes against women, rape culture and victim blaming is immeasurable. In late February of this year, around 2,500 members of the Manchester community marched to reclaim women’s right to walk the streets without fear of being attacked or victimised as a Continue Reading

2017 will mark the 102nd anniversary of Edith Louisa Cavell’s death. Born on the 4 December 1872 in a small Norfolk town, Cavell began training to become a nurse at the age of 21 and finally qualified in 1896. After moving to Belgium, her career went from strength to strength; she became matron of The Continue Reading

The Mongol Empire was one of the largest empires in the history of the world, covering a massive nine million square miles at its greatest extent; approximately a quarter of the world’s population were under Mongol rule. One man in particular is credited with this awesome feat of conquest: Genghis Khan. Born Temujin in around Continue Reading

In 2012, the Richard III Society commissioned an archaeological excavation on a city council park in Leicester. After identification of the skeleton by the University of Leicester research team, the discovery became a huge historical landmark within the East Midlands city. Despite this significant and almost bizarre discovery, there will still be one main discussion Continue Reading

With International Women’s Day having just passed, it seems appropriate to pay homage to one of the most famous heroines in history, Joan of Arc. The Maid of Orléans, as she became known after her courageous involvement in the Hundred Years’ War, will forever be one of the most revered female figures to walk European Continue Reading

J Edgar Hoover was the Bureau of Investigation from 1924 until his death in 1972, a period in which he played the key role in shaping an institution that came to be known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1935 onwards. Clint Eastwood’s treatment of the man attempts to shed light on one of Continue Reading

J Edgar Hoover was the Bureau of Investigation from 1924 until his death in 1972, a period in which he played the key role in shaping an institution that came to be known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1935 onwards. Clint Eastwood’s treatment of the man attempts to shed light on one of Continue Reading

Welcome to the first instalment of the Manchester Historian Podcast

In this episode, we spoke to editors of the magazine for the 2018/19 year, Laura Ali and Will Kerrs.

We discussed everything from what led them to get involved in the magazine, to the processes they go through to getting the magazine to publish, the exciting features of the upcoming issue and their high hopes for this new podcast service.

This podcast was produced by the Manchester Historian Online Team, with special thanks to the University of Manchester Media Services Department for the equipment, the Design Team for the artwork and to MONKJACK for the music (see the link below for more from him).

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We all remember the children’s books, but what will a history undergraduate make of the television series?

The Oscar winning picture that gives history a voice.

You walk past it every day, but what lies behind the wall of the Manchester Museum, and what is the story behind that infamous crab?

A local event with a global impact.

A closer look at the life of the SAHC namesake, Samuel Alexander.

A look at student protest throughout the ages.

One of the most iconic events in the battle for universal suffrage occurred in Manchester.

Studying the relics of Pompeii has uncovered evidence providing not only a window into the past, but also a reflection of the present.

Dr. Max Jones is a senior lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. His research and teaching focuses primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history, with particular interest, among others, in heroism, gender and masculinity; monarchy, empire and national identity; and exploration and technology. We interviewed Max to uncover what history means to him.

Emperor Nero is as infamous for his brutal measures and unstable mental health as his politics. But what about the man himself? The Manchester Historian sets out to uncover the man behind the madness.