Battle of Cable Street: through our newspaper archives TAGS: 20th century | Britain | cultural history | databases | Europe | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | World War Two On this day, 4th October, in 1936 large crowds of people gathered in London’s East End, an area of the city that had a large Jewish population, in an attempt …Continue reading →

“Ye are many—they are few”: Exploring the Peterloo massacre through our library resources TAGS: 19th century | Archives | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history Next year on this day, 16th August, it will be the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. The ironic name given to events at St Peter’s Fields in Manchester on …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Service Newspapers of World War Two TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Asia | Australia | Britain | Canada | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | India | International Relations | new zealand | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two I’m really pleased to let you know that following a successful trial the Library now has access to Service Newspapers of World War Two from Adam Matthew Digital, a brand …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | classics | e-books | Greece | Hellenistic period | history | Rome I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome from Oxford Reference Online. This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Illustrated London News Historical Archive TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history I’m delighted to let you know that the Library now has access to The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 from Gale Cengage. Illustrated London News was the world’s first …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1937 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history | World War Two I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased access to the Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1937 from Adam Matthew Digital. This means we now …Continue reading →

New! Oxford Handbooks Political Science 2017 collection TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | gender studies | history | International Relations | online resources | Politics I’m pleased to let you know that following a request from staff in Politics & International Relations the Library now has access to the Oxford Handbooks Online Political Science 2017 …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The SHAFR Guide Online TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | databases | e-books | history | International Relations | Politics | United States Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library now has access to The SHAFR Guide Online: An Annotated Bibliography of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1600. This is a …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The Listener Historical Archive TAGS: 20th century | Archives | BBC | Britain | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | Newspapers | primary source | social history I’m happy to let you know that after a successful trial earlier this year the Library now has access to The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991 from Gale Cengage. This gives …Continue reading →

NHS at 70: Explore the history of the NHS through our primary sources TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | diaries | film | history | Lothian Health Service Archive | National Health Service | Newspapers | NHS | official documents | primary source | radio | social history | TV 70 years ago today, 5 July, the National Health Service (NHS) was established, one of a number of social and welfare reforms from the post-World War II Labour government (though …Continue reading →