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May 25, 2025
New to the Library: Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition TAGS: 1066 | 11th century | Anglo-Saxons | Britain | databases | Europe | France | Harold Godwinson | Harold II | history | Latin | medieval | Norman conquest | Normans | primary source | William the Conqueror Following a successful trial in semester one I am pleased to let you know the Library now has a subscription to the Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition. This online version allows …Continue reading →
On trial: Bayeux Tapestry Online TAGS: 1066 | 11th century | Anglo-Saxons | Britain | databases | Europe | France | Harold Godwinson | Harold II | history | Latin | medieval | Norman conquest | Normans | primary source | William the Conqueror *The Library now has access to this resource. Find out more at New to the Library: Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA I’m pleased …Continue reading →
Normandy landings: through our digital primary sources TAGS: 20th century | Allies | Archives | Britain | Canada | correspondence | D-Day | databases | diaries | Europe | film | France | Germany | history | International Relations | Newspapers | Normandy | official documents | Politics | primary source | TV | United States | World War Two On this day, 6 June, 75 years ago the Normandy landings took place. This was part of a major combined naval, air and land assault on German-occupied France by Allied …Continue reading →
D-Day anniversary: Norman memories in the archives TAGS: France | history | photographs | second world war A more personal take on our archives… As any archivist knows, you can sometimes stumble upon archives with an unexpected and personal connection: this was the case for me when …Continue reading →
Cemeteries in the 60’s TAGS: 1960's | burials | cemeteries | digitisation | Edinburgh | France | Library | memorials | PhD | rare books | Roman | stele | Theses Iron Age burial excavated at Châlons-sur-Marne, France (Ritchie: 1968) Highlights from the PhD digitisation project Exploring the theme of cemeteries and memorials showcases some of the most visually rich and striking theses …Continue reading →
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