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Are museums really ‘hiding’ the imperial past?

by Hannah Silvester on August 1, 2018

In 1903, this postcard was delivered to the engineer’s office in Paddington railway station, sent by a former colleague from Cape Town. The engineers stuck it into their office scrapbook, nicknamed Enginorum, which currently lives

Playing with History in Video Games

by Esther Wright on April 10, 2018

Like many historians, I’ve long been interested in the way the past is portrayed in pop culture. Now that gaming

Heritage, History and Community: Engaging with the Past in a Former Industrial Village

by Nigel Cavanagh on March 17, 2015

As a former professional archaeologist, I have always been interested in the idea of "ruins" (in the broadest sense) as

The Tinsley Rolls: Revealing Sheffield’s Medieval Past

by Elizabeth Goodwin on September 4, 2014

You’d be forgiven for thinking that South Yorkshire doesn’t have much of a Medieval past. Brought up in Sheffield, our

History under the Hammer: The sale of the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s collection

by Clare Griffiths on July 17, 2014

It’s the time of year when agricultural shows are happening up and down the country. They range in scale from

The demolition of the Edwardian wing of Jessop Hospital: Does heritage matter?

by Claire Williams on August 8, 2013

This is one of a pair of blogs reflecting on the demolition of the Edwardian wing of Jessop Hospital for Women in Sheffield. You can find the other here. It seems very apt that this

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