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Wanderlust: India’s Brihadeshwara Chola Temple

February 13, 2021February 23, 2021 Felicity Williams

Once the capital of the Chola empire, the city of Thanjavur in south-eastern India is now popular amongst tourists. Its main claim to fame is the Brihadeshwara Chola temple, thought […]

Benny Goodman: The King of Swing Who Came From a Slum

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Felicity Williams

On the 21st August 1935, swing music filled the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles. Benny Goodman, armed with his clarinet and backed by his orchestra, played to a wildly appreciative […]

Review: The Jorvik Centre

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Catherine Brislane

When I moved to York in September, I arrived having not really researched York’s past; I was completely ignorant of the city’s rich history. I didn’t know anything about York’s […]

Report from the History Department & Society: Brexit Panel Discussion

March 16, 2019March 15, 2019 Niels Boender

Last night the History Society put on a well attended panel discussion on the historical implications, roots and background of the Brexit decision and the recent negotiation process. Featuring Dr. […]

Review: The Favourite

January 30, 2019October 9, 2019 Eleanor Jefferys

The Favourite is a tragicomic masterpiece which delves into the tumultuous personal and political relationships in both Queen Anne’s court and bedchamber. Starring a trio of superb actors, the film […]

Why Remembrance means recognising crimes, atrocities and the darker side of the British Army

October 25, 2018October 26, 2018 Niels Boender

As we get to within two weeks of the centenary of the end of the First World War, and what stand to be the biggest Armistice Day celebrations since the […]

One Hundred Years Since Women (Kind Of) Got the Right To Vote

April 21, 2018April 25, 2018 Ciara Barry

As I’m sure you’re aware, it is 2018. Something you may not be aware of, however, is that this year marks one hundred years since the beginning of female suffrage […]

15 Fashion Trends from around the World

April 17, 2018April 25, 2018 Rebecca Gallon

On Friday the 20th of April, the fashion society of the University of York is presenting an International Fashion Show in collaboration with Leeds Fashion Society and York Fashion week […]

Women’s enfranchisement 100 years on: How much has really changed?

February 6, 2018January 25, 2019 Isabelle Kennedy

In February 1918, the government of the United Kingdom passed the Representation of the People Act. This initial step towards full voting rights for women, entitled women over 30 who […]

“It is surprising what words can do.” – Iby Knill’s Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture

January 24, 2018January 23, 2018 Isabelle Kennedy

Ask anyone today to cite an act of human evil, and chances are they will name the Holocaust.  As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches, Iby Knill came to speak at the […]

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