early modern history

A mouth-watering / stomach-churning new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum explores our complex relationship with food

A Cambridge literary scholar suggests that the handwriting on a Shakespeare First Folio in Philadelphia matches that of the Paradise Lost poet, John...

With our Postgraduate Open Day fast-approaching (3 November), we introduce five PhD candidates who are already making waves at Cambridge.

Speakers including The Rt. Rev and Rt. Hon. Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College and former Archbishop of Canterbury, will address the complex...

Historic recipe books and physicians’ manuals featuring home-made cures from the 17th century have gone on display to the public for the first time...

The early modern period (1500-1800) saw a surge in the keeping of records. A conference later this week (9-10 April 2014) at the British Academy will...

Talking to children about death is a difficult and delicate task, but it is sometimes also necessary. While many adults shy away from discussing the...

An examination of historic notebooks shows that physicians, and the families who called on their services, made consistent efforts to learn from...