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Deposition taken from a witness to the 1641 Irish rebellion

Rebellion, repression, retribution

01 Feb 2008

John Morrill explores one of the most extraordinary and least understood aspects of Anglo-Irish history - the rebellion of 1641.

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Notes from our small island

16 Jul 2007

Rarely-seen Darwin notes to go on display during travel exhibition

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Commemorating benefactors

03 Nov 2006

The generosity of the University’s benefactors over the centuries will be celebrated this Sunday at an annual service held in Great St Mary’s Church...

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Tonight: Camera Obscura vision for Cambridge landmark

15 Mar 2006

Issam Kourbaj, artist in residence at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, has proposed a project designed to recreate a planned 16th century...

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Gardens and governments

14 Feb 2002

A new book by a Cambridge historian which uses the history of Kew Gardens to trace the relationship between the rise of Western science and the...

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Fantasy to federation

02 Apr 2001

A new exhibition of maps at the Cambridge University Library tells the story of how European cartographers charted Australia. Timed to coincide with...

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