The Titanic was known as one of the most luxurious ships of her time, accommodating up to 2453 wealthy and poor passengers. However, whilst on her way from Southampton to New York City, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean causing her to sink in the early hours of 15 April 1912. […]
Edward Carpenter was born in 1844 in Brighton to a middle-class naval family. He grew up with nine siblings. All of his brothers pursued careers in the armed forces, while he decided to go to university. He was admitted to Cambridge University in 1864. In 1867 Carpenter was offered a clerical fellowship at Trinity Hall, […]
The Islamic holiday of Ashura takes place on the tenth day of Muharram, mourning the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad and third Shia Imam who died at the Battle of Karbala in 680. The events leading up to and including Husayn’s death solidified the split between Sunni and Shia […]
Since 2016, Polish women have been engaged in a continuous battle against the politicians from Law and Justice, a right-wing populist party led by Jarosław Kaczyński. Today, as the party lost its bid for majority in the Polish parliament, many questions concerning women’s rights start to arise. Is the democratic opposition going to liberalise the […]
The local and mayoral elections a few weeks ago have been suggested by some commentators to be somewhat a ‘non-event’. The really exciting part of the political year arrives on the 23rd of June when Britain votes on whether to remain or leave the European Union. It’s the first time the country has voted on […]
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‘She was audacious, she was autonomous, she was an indefatigable combatant for the workers and for the women.’ A pioneer of Latin American feminist movement and instrumental in the growth of Utopian Socialism, the life of Peruvian-French social activist Flora Tristan took her on a global journey of the sort seldom undertaken by lone women […]
Sarah King summarises 1974 in ten photos from around the globe. Peer Mentoring Student Coordinator Sophie Praill gives some advice on preparing to write the long essay or dissertation. Media Secretary Becky Hennell-Smith updates us on the comings and goings of the History Society. Irish independence was the beginning of the end of the British […]
The Inca Empire expanded and flourished throughout the fifteenth century and continued to do so until Francisco Pizarro’s third expedition to Peru in 1532. The expansion of the Inca Empire is truly fascinating due to the incredible rate of which they incorporated other ethnic groups. Expansion began under Pachacuti in 1438 and continued to develop […]
During the early to mid-20th century, five million African-Americans made the passage from the former slave-holding south to the industrialised cities of the north and west United States. Cruel Jim Crow laws and tough financial situations forced families to move hundreds of miles to states such as New York, Illinois and Michigan, where demand for […]
“To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge – to convert our good words into good deeds – in a new alliance for progress – to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.” -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961 Following a near […]
Happy Spring, everyone! Here’s hoping for some slightly drier and less cold weather to get us through until the start of summer. The upcoming few weeks are going to be a busy time for the History Society, and we’ve got lots of events for you to come along to and get involved with! History Student […]
The Black Death is widely known as one of the most deadly diseases in human history, spreading in 1348 from Asia to Europe with recurrences up until 1666. However, it was also a key indicator of the changes occurring in Late Medieval Europe. Three aspects of the Black Death can be used to indicate its […]
Hopefully you are enjoying Semester Two, and the pressures of Long Essay and Dissertation deadlines aren’t getting you down too much! A quick reminder to everyone, if you haven’t yet become a member of the History Society and you still want to, then you can head over to the union website, search for us under […]
