EPOCH History Magazine

🎉Issue 20 is now live!🎉

Join us in exploring a special fifth anniversary edition of EPOCH featuring a range of fantastic articles from emerging historians across the globe.

Available now at:
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Extra! Extra! Read all about our favourite historical misconceptions with a special Editors' Picks feature from the EPOCH team.
Bringing myth, mirth, and merriment to your April Fool's Day!
Read it here:
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Sink or Swim: The Swimming Test in English Witchcraft During the early modern period, Europe underwent what has often been described as a witch craze.

🌊 Sink or Swim: The Swimming Test in English Witchcraft

In Issue 9, Veena Patel explored the bizarre and unsettling origins of the swimming test employed during witchcraft accusations.

#history #witchcraft #earlymodern #skystorians #academicsky

EPOCH logo in bold white letters over an oil painting of two women and a child in Renaissance clothing. The text reads: 'We are looking for articles for upcoming issues of the magazine on the theme of POWER & RESISTANCE.'

We're looking for submissions for our upcoming issue on POWER & RESISTANCE! ⚡️

Submission guide: www.epoch-magazine.com/submit

#history #academicsky #skystorians #callforsubmissions #envhist #🗃 #🏺#🏛️🎓#🗃🧠 #HistIR

Historical Building Picks The EPOCH Editorial TeamWe all have a favourite building. As odd as that may sound, if someone approached you in the street to ask what yours was, it is more than likely that you would be able to come...

🏛️ EPOCH Magazine's Historical Building Picks 🏛️

EPOCH's editorial team highlights a selection of incredible historical buildings, from ancient monuments to modern marvels.

What are your favourites? Share them below!

#history #architecture #heritage #skystorians #academicsky #worldheritage

Empress Go-Sakuramachi and the Imperial Court One of the characteristics of the Imperial Family of Japan is that the 126 successive generations of emperors have been succeeded by the patrilineal line without exception since the first, Emperor Jin...

🏯 Empress Go-Sakuramachi and the Imperial Court

Hirohito Tsuji explores 117th Empress Go-Sakuramachi's influence and contributions to the Imperial Court of Japan.

#history #Japan #womenhistory #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern

Fearful 'madness': halfway houses, psychiatry and Hong Kong in the 1980s In Hong Kong, the 1980s saw rapid progress in urbanisation and development.

In the 1980s, as psychiatric care moved from hospitals to the community, public fear shaped its development. The 1982 Anne Anne Kindergarten Incident heightened concerns, while proposals for halfway houses faced backlash despite efforts to reintegrate patients.

#history #skystorians #HongKong

Fearful 'madness': halfway houses, psychiatry and Hong Kong in the 1980s In Hong Kong, the 1980s saw rapid progress in urbanisation and development.

In the 1980s, as psychiatric care moved from hospitals to the community, public fear shaped its development. The 1982 Anne Anne Kindergarten Incident heightened concerns, while proposals for halfway houses faced backlash despite efforts to reintegrate patients.

#history #skystorians #HongKong

A medieval manuscript illumination featuring an elaborate, interwoven black-and-gold letter adorned with a red and gold Tudor rose at its centre. The intricate knotwork and stylised calligraphy reflect the power of written records and the enduring struggle for control over narratives and history. Overlaid text announces: "EPOCH – Call for Papers. Issue 20, 'Power & Resistance,' out June 2025."

From medieval charters to revolutionary pamphlets, history is shaped by those who wield words as weapons and shields. EPOCH Issue 20 explores the tensions between power and resistance—across cultures, eras, and disciplines.

📖 Submit your research now!
Details here: www.epoch-magazine.com/submit

Letters from Drancy This article was initially given as a talk at Lancaster University to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It was the first time the Szafran’s history was ever shared outsi...

✉️ The letters from Drancy are more than just words, they are traces of everyday life under extraordinary and terrifying conditions.

Jenna Mornas explores these letters and what they reveal about resilience, silence, and survival.

#history #holocauststudies #WWII #archives #skystorians

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🚢 Call for Submissions – Power & Resistance ⚡

We're looking for articles exploring power struggles and acts of defiance across history, politics, and culture.

Submit today!

📩 Details: www.epoch-magazine.com/submit

#skystorians #history #academicsky #envhist #🗃 #🏺#🏛️🎓#🗃🧠 #HistIR

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them I have a friend who makes replicas of Early Medieval jewellery. Using authentic techniques, he forges and sells his wares at fairs up and...

From medieval marketplaces to modern trade, from battlefield chants to concert crowds, some historical patterns persist despite the changing world. Alex Harvey explores how past and present unexpectedly overlap.

#history #archaeology #skystorians #medievalsky

Spain’s colonisation of the Philippines was wasn't just about access to the exotic spices of the Far East. It was driven by a desire to foster trade with Ming China, exchanging American Silver for Chinese luxuries.

#skystorians #colonialism #earlymodern #history #economicchistory #philippines

Materials of Progress: Steel and European Narratives of Civilisation The process started quietly. For the first ten minutes, hot gases rose from the towering converter, small orange sparks alighted here...

From the Bessemer process to British imperial expansion, steel shaped European industry and global power structures.

Anaïs Walsdorf examines its technological and historical impact.

#history #architecture #skystorians #modernhistory #industrialrevolution #envhist #academicsky

The Enigmatic Life and Art of Pieter Anthonisz van Groenewegen The desperate Dutch rebellion to overthrow the repressive Spanish regime and form a Dutch republic of their own saw an unexpected golden age of science, art, and military power rarely seen in the worl...

🎨 A Forgotten Dutch Master

Pieter Anthonisz van Groenewegen remains one of the more mysterious figures of the Dutch Golden Age. A skilled landscape painter influenced by Italianate styles, his life and work remain poorly documented.

#earlymodern #dutchhistory #arthistory #biography

Lest We Remember? The Irish National War Memorial Gardens “I thought the Garden of Remembrance was to have been opened in November. I pray that ‘politics’ have not intervened”.

The Irish National War Memorial Gardens stand as a tribute to thousands of Irish soldiers who served in World War I. Yet, their history is deeply tied to Ireland’s struggle for independence and national identity.

#skystorians #memorial #WW1 #modernhistory #history #academicsky #architecture

In Search of the Orb: Architectural Ephemera on a University Campus To many, architectural history is concerned with the imposing grandeur of great palaces and dreaming spires, or the intimidating scale of the industrial scene and the sprawling metropolis. Nonetheless...

Tucked away in the heart of Lancaster University once stood a mysterious stone orb — but what was its purpose, and where did it go? 🏛️🪨

Discover the intriguing story of forgotten architecture and hidden campus relics.

#history #skystorians #academicsky #architecture #lancasteruniversity #lancaster

Multisensory Use of Sugar Sculpture in Renaissance England Imagine that you are one of the guests at a luxurious wedding banquet in late-sixteenth-century England. The feast appeals to guests’ five senses, rather than just colours and tastes of food: the air ...

Cheng He explores the multisensory use of sugar sculpture in Renaissance England. They were more than just food. They were multisensory experiences, combining art and culinary craft

#sugarsculpture #renaissance #foodhistory #arthistory #england #skystorians #history #academicsky

How a slice of Modernist Architecture ended up in Rural England There is a corner of an English field that will be forever foreign; that this field is a state comprehensive school, where I was principal from 2007 to 2016, is perhaps even more surprising.

Impington Village College showcases modernist design in a rural setting. Read about its origins and architectural features.

#architecture #England #modernism #Bauhaus #history #skystorians #academicsky #modernhistory #heritage

A Shared Vision: A Review of The National Gallery’s Exhibition ‘Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome’ Vying for attention next to the sweeping crowds and queues of visitors jostling to enter the National Gallery's main collection and, for the

How well does Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome present the artist’s work? Anne Moorhouse considers the exhibition’s approach to restoration, curation, and context.

#skystorians #history #museum #nationalgallery #arthistory #academicsky #review

A Shared Vision: A Review of The National Gallery’s Exhibition ‘Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome’ Vying for attention next to the sweeping crowds and queues of visitors jostling to enter the National Gallery's main collection and, for the

How well does Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome present the artist’s work? Anne Moorhouse considers the exhibition’s approach to restoration, curation, and context.

#skystorians #history #museum #nationalgallery #arthistory #academicsky #review

Black Abolitionists and Ladies’ Antislavery Societies in Edinburgh On May 20, 1846, Jane Smeal, Eliza Wigham, and Frederick Douglass ascended the hills of Arthur’s Seat to carve the slogan “Send Back the Mon

Edinburgh's history of Black abolitionists and anti-slavery societies, by Katherine Gregory.

#history #abolition #Edinburgh #skystorians #academicsky #blackhistory #womenshistory

Rembrandt and the Art of Dissection In the early modern period, public anatomy lessons, though originally aimed at students, were both scientific endeavours and social spectacl

Rembrandt and the Art of Dissection: Where art meets 17th-century science. 🎨🔬

Explore the historical context of this iconic painting at EPOCH Magazine.

#art #history #Rembrandt #skystorians #arthistory #academicsky #earlymodern

Rembrandt and the Art of Dissection In the early modern period, public anatomy lessons, though originally aimed at students, were both scientific endeavours and social spectacl

Rembrandt and the Art of Dissection: Where art meets 17th-century science. 🎨🔬

Explore the historical context of this iconic painting at EPOCH Magazine.

#art #history #Rembrandt #skystorians #arthistory #academicsky #earlymodern

Living Amongst the Ancient Tombs of Southern Osaka The people of Japan have deep connections to natural and modified landscapes, including built structures, in their country.

Living Amongst the Ancient Tombs of Southern Osaka🏯

Kenneth E. Sutherland explores the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group and the connection between Japan's past and present.

#heritage #Osaka #Japan #worldheritage #🏺#history #skystorians #academicsky

Issue 19 is out now!

A special issue themed on art and architecture, it features a wide range of fantastic articles from emerging historians from across the globe.

Read them all at:
www.epoch-magazine.com

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We accept academic submissions year round. Submit your research and contribute to five years of publications.

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Dry Bones Live: A Brief History of Charnel Houses, c. 1300-1900 AD. In the year 1850 a strange discovery took place at St. George's Church in Doncaster. While digging up an aisle to make space for a new organ, workers accidentally broke through the roof of a vaulted s...

From the Archives:

Explore the eerie history of England’s charnel houses (1300-1900 AD) with Thomas Farrow’s Dry Bones Live. Uncover the secrets of forgotten ossuaries and medieval death rites.

#medievalsky #history #archaeology #academicsky #PGR #fromthearchives

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Our submissions are open year-round!

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#history #skystorians #medievalsky #archaeology #academicsky #callforpapers #PGR #ECR #PGT

A teaser image for Issue 19 (March 2025), showing a library with rows of bookshelves and arched ceilings. Text reads "EPOCH," "ISSUE 19," and "MARCH 2025." Get ready for Issue 19!

Issue 19 releases March 1st 2025!
Let's take a peek inside!

📘Fearful “madness”
📗Bauhaus in Cambridgeshire
📕Rembrant and the Art of Dissection
📙The Ancient Tombs of Southern Osaka
And much, much more!

#history #skystorians #medievalsky #archaeology #academicsky