19th century

The fascinating results of CT scans performed by the radiology team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital on two mannequins from the 18th and 19th centuries...

As Great British Bake Off sizzles towards tomorrow’s final, historian Sophie McGeevor reveals the less glamorous realities that faced working class...

In a talk on Monday (10 March, 2014) Sophie McGeevor (Faculty of History) will explain how her research into a collection of autobiographies by...

For 20 years architectural historian Dr James Campbell waited for someone to write a definitive book about libraries. When he decided to write one...

A database of Welsh tweets is being used to identify the characteristics of an evolving language.

The violence of everyday life in 19th-century Europe – including murder most foul, handsome bandits, wicked women and huge crowds at executions – is...

As Francois Hollande takes up his seat as President of France, will he be able to live up to the huge expectations of those who voted for him or will...

A talk at the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas this evening will focus on the extraordinary life of Alexander Crummell – the son of a...