Robert Macfarlane, Level Three Undergraduate Valentine’s Day is a significant annual moment in the modern calendar, but was this always the case? Also, was it always an excuse for individuals or couples to behave in an overly impassioned or romantic manner? Our story begins with St. Valentine who was...
by Harry McKenna (Level 3 History student) Since he announced his candidacy for the Presidency in August 2015, Donald Trump has continuously provoked indignation with his comments about immigration and migrants that have been widely construed as racist, bigoted, and completely antithetical to American values and traditions. However, contrary...
by Dr Jamie Wood and Dr Katherine Fennelly Many of us remember playing with historically-themed Lego as children, although most people probably won’t have recreated entire cities. Whatever our ambitions, there just weren’t enough bricks! Some teachers have long recognised the potential of Lego to assist learning, primarily in schools....
by Chloe Unsworth, former undergraduate History student Transitional States: Hormones at the Crossroads of Art and Science was created and run by Dr Chiara Beccalossi, currently a Reader of History at the University of Lincoln. Transitional States is part of Beccalossi’s five-year project, supported by the Wellcome Trust, called “Sexology, Hormones...
by Becca Mattingley, MA postgraduate As a School Ambassador I work on Open Days and Offer Holder Days helping out our lecturers and staff by greeting prospective students and their parents and answering any questions they may have about studying history at the University of Lincoln. I became a...
