society

In the outrage that erupted when an American dentist killed a lion, the trophy hunter was branded a 'monster'. Natalie Lawrence, a PhD candidate in...

Families come in many guises. Some parents are same-sex; others are single by choice. Growing numbers of children are conceived through assistive...

In his book, Gothic Wonder, Professor Paul Binski explores a period in which English art and architecture pushed the boundaries to produce some of...

In a paper published in the autumn 2014 issue of History Workshop Journal Dr Amy Erickson unravels the fascinating history of the titles used to...

As the deadline fast approaches for higher education institutions to submit the evidence on which the quality of their research will be assessed, Dr...

The development of a new Conservation Research Institute will be the latest addition to a flourishing conservation community in Cambridge.

Fashion conveys complex messages. The recreation of an outfit taken from one of an extraordinary series of Renaissance portraits reveals how one man...

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