Join us for the first paper in the CEAS Spring Seminar series: Emeritus Prof Carole Rawcliffe, ‘Northern pride and southern prejudice in sixteenth-century Norwich: The ‘horrrable history’ of Adelston Attysle’ - Venue: Earlham Hall 0.12, UEA, 21 March, 18:30:

Very much enjoyed last night’s informative talk on the great fire of Norwich with Emerita Professor Carole Rawcliffe. A truly worthy way to see the ‘extra’ day off. @ueahistory.bsky.social

Our own Dr Sherzod Muminov has won a prestigious book prize! He has been awarded the 2024 John Whitney Hall Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for his book 'Eleven Winters of Discontent'. Well done Dr Muminov! See: asianstudies.org/aas-2024-pri...

Dr Cockayne's new book is reviewed in the Washington Post, and the book is published in the USA today!

We were so lucky to have Dr Isabella Rosner (@isabellarosner.bsky.social)come to give a guest lecture today, focused on some of the embroideries we have been looking at in the Sainsbury's Centre this week! Thank you, Isabella, your paper was amazing!

Undergraduate and postgraduate students have been looking at the beautiful early modern embroideries at the Sainsbury's Centre this week, in advance of a lecture by @isabellarosner.bsky.social. Do come along - JSC LT at 4pm on Friday for the amazing opportunity to hear about these incredible pieces.

Sign up! The annual Working with Words event is a day-long event, this year happening on 11 November 2023, and has 40 speakers talking potential careers in the humanities. Registration is necessary. Please see here for more information: mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/eve... (login to UEA).

Join students and staff for a research seminar for #BlackHistoryMonth. UEA’s School of History and the Centre of East Anglian Studies are delighted to present three papers from our talented PGT cohort: Thursday 2 November, Earlham Hall 0.12 at 6pm – All Welcome!

Prof Otte has a new essay online on Engelsberg Ideas, ‘The Entente Cordiale: bad history but good politics’. “The most that history can be expected to teach political leaders is the need for prudence and caution.” Read it here: engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-e...

Last month Dr Gifford presented a paper for the Churchill Archives Centre 50th Anniversary conference, 'flying the flag for diaries as historical sources', focusing on Blanche Lloyd's diaries.   Watch here!   www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyN...

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