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Waiting to die? Old age in the late Imperial Russian village

Waiting to die? Old age in the late Imperial Russian village

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2023 | General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications, Transactions

  What was daily life like for old people in Russian villages at the turn of the twentieth century? In this post, Sarah Badcock (University of Nottingham) considers the lives of non-able elderly people in late Imperial Russia; drawing on accounts of real lives...
STATUES, SURREALISM AND PUBLIC SPACE

STATUES, SURREALISM AND PUBLIC SPACE

by royalhistsoc | 29 Aug 2023 | General, RHS Publications, Transactions

  The purpose of statues in public spaces has recently become a matter of controversy. In this post, Pippa Catterall considers how and when a statue may be read as appropriately situated in public space, and when and how it is not. This ‘rightmindedness of...
Student numbers for History A-Levels and Scottish Highers, 2023

Student numbers for History A-Levels and Scottish Highers, 2023

by royalhistsoc | 22 Aug 2023 | Advocacy and Policy, General, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers

    The 2023 A-Level results, for students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, were released on 17 August 2023. They follow the 2023 results for Scottish Highers, published on 8 August. Both sets of data allow for observations on the uptake and relative...
The Impulse of the Present

The Impulse of the Present

by royalhistsoc | 26 Jul 2023 | General, Guest Posts, History and Human Flourishing

  ‘… every history was, is, and will be a history of the present’  – Reinhart Koselleck In this third post of the ‘History and Human Flourishing’ series, David Armitage considers longstanding debates, and new writing, on the value of...
Flourishing with Herodotus

Flourishing with Herodotus

by royalhistsoc | 13 Jul 2023 | General, Guest Posts, History and Human Flourishing

  In this second post of the ‘History and Human Flourishing’ series, Suzanne Marchand explores the contemporary value and relevance of Herodotus in historical teaching and methodology. Though often overlooked in favour of a ‘scientific’ approach...
History and Human Flourishing

History and Human Flourishing

by royalhistsoc | 28 Jun 2023 | General, Guest Posts, History and Human Flourishing

    ‘What about history? What is its place, and what is its value, for life? And how might history and historians enhance human flourishing, if at all?’   In this post – the first of three considering ‘History and Human...
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