"Three broad factors shaped Americans’ experience of health and disease: the kinds of diseases that afflicted large numbers of people; the local, domestic…"
Dr Knighton, who created the Calendars for State Papers Domestic for the periods of Edward VI, Mary I and Anne, explains what a Calendar is, the history of Calendars and how they have evolved, and their value as catalogues to the State Papers and for research.
Case Study: "I have used Punch on a second level module entitled "Research Methods for Media, Culture and Communication" as part of a BA (Hons)…"
"The Church's records are severely depleted for the period 1641-60, when church courts and then bishops were abolished and the Church effectively ceased to…"
"When exploring representations of "popular music" in Punch, the first thing to note is that this key term is relatively modern, with the vast majority of…"
"In the late-Stuart era, women were still largely confined to the domestic sphere. Because of their limited education and because of prejudices…"
"It all began with a man with a grudge. Colonel Arthur Burroughes Sleigh was a Canadian-born army officer and writer who for reasons lost to the mists of time…"
The life story of James III and VIII is mainly contained within the Stuart Papers in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. They contain thousands of documents in hundreds of volumes giving details of his political and personal correspondence, of his finances, and of the management of his court.
"America is experiencing a religious revival and a huge growth in the exploration and practice of alternative religions. The American Religions Collection…"
"The provision of information by diplomats was but part of the process by which the British government acquired knowledge about the capability…"
"If there is one man who shaped the State Papers it was William Cecil, first Baron of Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Secretary (1558-72) and…"
"The Stuart Papers are a product of this crucial shift towards modernity. Technically speaking, they are the archive of the government-in-exile created…"
"On April 6, 1830, when formally establishing the Church of Christ, Joseph Smith, Jr., also announced that the Lord had commanded him…"
"The Searchlight Archive at the University of Northampton has, as its main collection, the material collected by the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight…"
Triggered by the works of Sir Walter Scott, a veritable craze for all things medieval swept through Britain. Stage productions based on Ivanhoe (1819) delighted audiences for decades, and Astley's Amphitheatre, London's first purpose-built circus, became the place to see staged tournaments.
The Victorian period is not viewed by scholars as a great era in theatre history. It produced very few classic plays, but the Victorian theatre tells us a great deal about the age, and the ILN tells us a great deal about the theatre. Its founding coincided with a watershed event in theatre history…
"Nineteenth-century leisure and sport evolved in a culture dominated increasingly by the idea of work, both as an economic necessity and a moral imperative…"
"In 1648, when his father was imprisoned by Parliament, James fled to Holland disguised as a girl, later joining his mother in France and ending up fighting with…"
"Whatever your approach it is important to have some overview of religious history in Britain as Punch tended to respond to matters that were well-known…"
"In April 2004, the British Library (BL) received 2 million pounds from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)1 to digitise up to 2 million pages…"