Univ. Portsmouth History

Exhibition reassembled in the new venue!

Opening Monday - at the University of Portsmouth's Park Building, on King Henry I street.

Come down & discover 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' - all welcome.

On until 17 December!

#Railway200

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We're looking forward to welcoming prospective students and their guests at today's Open Day. Come along to Park Building to meet some of our team, listen to the course talk, and chat at our subject stand

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NEW HISTORY BLOG POST

Over the last year, the History team’s Dr Mike Esbester has worked with a local history group to find out more about our region’s railway workers. He reveals more about this exciting partnership, including where you can see what they’ve produced.

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Finding the south coast’s forgotten railway workers - Railway Work, Life & Death Read about our public exhibition, showcasing research from the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project - out now.

At a loose end in #Hampshire/ West Sussex this Saturday?

Want a #RailwayHistory fix? A #Railway200 fix?

Of course you do!

Head to The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre in #Havant for 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition!

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...

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Before sunrise #ThursdayMotivation

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#WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes

Victim or scheming seducer? Investigating screen depictions of Anne Boleyn A level studies in history and media led Damiana Kun to focus her Portsmouth history dissertation on how a patriarchal screen industry has ignored modern research and continued to attach negative s…

NEW HISTORY BLOG POST

Damiana Kun's Portsmouth history dissertation investigated how a patriarchal screen industry has ignored modern research and continued to attach negative stereotypes to one of history’s most famous and complex women.

history.port.ac.uk?p=3635

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It's been great to welcome new and returning students this week. We hope you've enjoyed the week, and we're looking forward to the first teaching week. Until then, have a lovely weekend

Thank you

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National Archives podcast – People of the Railways As part of the nation-wide series of events to mark two hundred years of the railways, The National Archives of the UK ‘On the Record’ railway-focused podcast invited our own Dr Mike Es…

As part of the nation-wide series of events to mark two hundred years of the railways, The National Archives invited our own Dr Mike Esbester to take part in a podcast on the theme of People of the Railways. The podcast is available here.

history.port.ac.uk?p=3604

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It was great to welcome our new MA Naval, Maritime & Coastal History cohort today & share our passion for the subject. Places are now open for our January intake, so if you'd like to study a distance learning Master's course based in Portsmouth, home of the Royal Navy, go to the link in the comments

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Portsmouth history graduate is Record Keeper of the Year Portsmouth history graduate Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has been awarded the title of Record Keeper of the Year award by the Archives & Records Association, to recognise the extensive contribution …

NEW HISTORY BLOG POST

Portsmouth History graduate Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has been awarded the title of Record Keeper of the Year by the Archives & Records Association for her work with the Falkland Island Government's records management service.

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