Coronation 2023: Devon’s leading coronation roles
By Professor James Clark, Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, and Professor of History, in the Department of Archaeology...
Archaeology and History
Coronation 2023: Looking back 70 years to how we celebrated our last royal coronation
By Professor Jon Lawrence, Professor of Modern British History of the Department of Archaeology and History. Because we have not...
Exeter historians create new Transatlantic Slavery heritage trail for historic city
The medieval cathedral city of Wells – a major tourist destination in the Westcountry – has unveiled a new heritage...
International conference seeks to change the thinking on the relationship between ‘waiting’ and ‘care’
The question of what it is to wait in and for healthcare in modern Britain is the focus of an...
Opinion: The Immortal Emmett Till
The issue of diversity has been a long-running saga for the Oscars. From the awards-night segregation experienced by Hattie McDaniel...
Research uncovers how the Valentine’s Day Telegram provided ‘love on delivery’ to revitalise the holiday tradition
New research has revealed how Valentine’s Day telegrams in the years surrounding World War Two played an important role in...
Covid-19 and Shame: new book reveals the impact of ‘shame’ and ‘shaming’ during the pandemic
The liberal use of ‘shame’ during the coronavirus pandemic and the corrosive effect it had on British society is the...
Medieval doctors thought fertility suddenly ended rather than slowly declining with age, study shows
Medieval doctors saw fertility as having a cut-off point rather than slowly declining with age, ancient medical texts show Male...