Public History

Banned by Turkey: Why Wikipedia Matters to Historians

by Jon-Jo Armstrong on July 11, 2018

It has been over a year since Turkey banned the online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia. This decision was part of an effort to clamp down on a supposed smear campaign aimed at President Erdogan. The opposition argue, by

Documenting Feminist Testimony in the Age of Social Media – #ShefFemStories

by Annie Wainwright on November 1, 2017

Since beginning to work with the volunteer-run Sheffield Feminist Archive (SFA) through the School of English MA work placement module

Dark Ages, Stopped!

by Leonie Hicks on April 12, 2017

The term 'Dark Ages' has long conjured up problematic and over-simplified images of an uncivilised, barbaric or unknowable society. But

Following the (Old) Money: Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes

by William Raffle on September 8, 2016

I’m a sucker for a vaguely historical TV show. While channel hopping a few weeks ago, I caught an episode

Voices from 1915: Public engagement with the First World War

by Jonathan Murphy on September 28, 2015

Much to my chagrin it seems that for once, Blackadder’s Lord Flashheart was right. When considering the First World War,

Learning the lessons of Waterloo

by Wilfred Jack Rhoden on July 6, 2015

The bi-centennial of the Battle of Waterloo has been greeted by a deluge of media commentaries and official 'commemorations' loosely organised by the government-backed charity 'Waterloo 200'. All sought to provide answers to the same

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