The View from the Chair During his first year in office as Chair of the Faculty Board, Martin Conway reflects on recent changes and the aims of the Faculty
Hubert Stadler: A Memorial Ian Archer reflects on the life of the Faculty’s Graduate Officer, who passed away in 2016 after 20 years of service
The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII Following the success of his Ford Lectures in 2015, Steven Gunn discusses what effects Henry VIII’s wars would have had on the English population at large
Empires of Faith: interactions in art and religions of Late Antiquity across Eurasia Rachel Wood discusses the ‘Empires of Faith’ project, which will be working with the Ashmolean Museum on an exhibition from October 2017
Anne Whiteman Blair Worden remembers ‘Colonel’ Whiteman and her influence on the place of women within Oxford University
Re-imagining Democracy 1750–1860 Now that the first phase of her research project is complete, Joanna Innes discusses the changing meaning and understanding of democracy throughout history
From Byzantine to Ottonian Empires: Venice, Ravenna and Rome Veronica West-Harling discusses the AHRC – funded project which was completed in 2014 and examined Italian history between 750 and 1000 AD
Jewish Groups in Vichy France Following the recent release of his book ‘Pétain’s Jewish Children’, Daniel Lee explains how Jewish Scouting groups were involved with the Vichy Regime
Imperial reputations and early Victorian politics Alex Middleton examines the careers of two Early Nineteenth-century British Imperialists, and their relationship with the domestic politics of the day
Art as History by the First Historian of Art: Giorgio Vasari’s Ritratto di sei poeti toscani Adrastos Omissi discusses the importance and meaning of Vasari’s masterpiece
Thinking With Food: The Welcome Rise of Food History Christopher Kissane discusses the rise in the study of food history and the advantages that it offers to our understanding of the past
Mapping Historic Oxford Caroline Barron discusses the challenges and rewards of researching and creating historic maps of Oxford and beyond
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