Catherine Ann Cline - An Historian For All Seasons

March is Women’s History Month, so why not celebrate a pioneering woman who was an historian: Catherine Ann Cline, distinguished scholar of Great Britain in the twentieth century and former chair of the History Department at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.  She was especially interested in the rise of the British Labour Party and the roots of the British appeasement of Fascism in the wake of the controversial Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War.

Re: The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut (for TED)

Thanks so much for sharing, Marlene! It's exciting to see the story being shared through TED Ed--what an excellent way to spark continued conversation (and debate, no doubt) about the complicated memory of King Henry I. I'd love to see more of these in the future!

Alida Goffinski

The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut (for TED)

The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut

 

Let’s Begin…

The royal couple of Haiti rode into their coronation to thunderous applause. After receiving his ornate crown, Henry Christophe ascended his throne, towering 20 meters in the air. But little did the cheering onlookers know that the first king of Haiti would also be its last. Who was this revolutionary? Marlene Daut details how a man enslaved at birth rose through the ranks to become king.

 

New open access book: Science Policy Under Thatcher

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UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a brand new open access book that will be of interest to list subscribers: Science Policy under Thatcher by Jon Agar. Download it free from: http://bit.ly/318WYOM

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Science Policy under Thatcher 
Jon Agar
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New open access book: Science Policy Under Thatcher

***We apologise for any cross-posting***

UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a brand new open access book that will be of interest to list subscribers: Science Policy under Thatcher by Jon Agar. Download it free from: http://bit.ly/3175RIF

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Science Policy under Thatcher 
Jon Agar
Download free: http://bit.ly/3175RIF
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Thomas Radford medical illustrations

Friends:

The John Rylands Library in Manchester recently posted a blog about the completion of a project to catalog its medical archives.  A final blog post about the collection describes the medical illustrations of the early 19th. century obstetrician Thomas Radford.

https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/thomas-radford-medical-illustration-collection/

Margaret DeLacy

New Open Access Book: Fonthill Recovered

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UCL Press is delighted to announce a brand new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History, edited by Caroline Dakers (Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London)

Download free from https://goo.gl/Q3pAbG

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Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History

Edited by Caroline Dakers

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