Rebekah Shaw · Manchester Historian

History You Should Know | Rebekah Shaw

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 More »

History You Should Know, In Culture | Rebekah Shaw

Solstice occurs in June and December, and marks the longest and shortest days of the year, as well as the change of season. It is commonly associated with the ancient More »

Features | Rebekah Shaw

At the Council of Clermont in 1095, Pope Urban II preached for the First Crusade as an ‘armed pilgrimage’: a penitential war that imitated the suffering of Christ whilst recapturing More »