Facts are not truth’: Hilary Mantel goes on the record about historical fiction June 13, 2017 10.54pm AEST was first published in The Conversation and is republished here under Creative Commons licence. Author Michael Durrant Lecturer in Early Modern Literature,…
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Is history conservative?
In the last week, I attended an Irish Studies conference, where, amongst other things, I attended two papers, both by geographers: one on how research on DNA shapes how we view our national identity and the political consequences for power…
Of Historians and Space
In 1904, Annie Dorey filed for separation from her husband Patrick Dorey, a farmer in county Meath, Ireland. The couple had married the previous year, after three weeks of courtship, and had one child. In her deposition, Annie detailed the…
The Ladies of Llangollen
‘In early life they formed a romantic attachment, as deep as it proved to be lasting, and determined to enjoy their friendship in perfect seclusion.’ The ladies of Llangollen, or Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1739-1829) and the Hon Sarah Ponsonby…