Fascinating to hear findings from the Victorian Election Violence UK project including a children's election riot in Trowbridge in 1868! I've been having fun exploring the interactive map victorianelectionviolence.uk/map-content/

We're looking forward to hearing from Barnabas Balint **TODAY** at 12-1:15pm, Sophia Sheppard Room, Magdalen College. All welcome!

Really looking forward to this discussion - what a fantastic start to the term!

On 30 Jan (wk3) 12-1:15pm Samantha McCormack Samantha McCormack ([email protected]) will give a paper '"Because really and truly my body didn't belong to me": Medical interventions in the lives of disabled children in England, 1930-1970'. Sophia Sheppard Room, Magdalen College & online. We can't wait!

Really excited about this year's colloquium theme and what a keynote we have lined up!! Get your abstracts in by Friday 10 March

ONE WEEK TO GO to submit your abstracts for the Centre for the History of Childhood's colloquium on 'Children and Creativity' on 14 July 2023 at Magdalen College Oxford & online. Deadline midday 10 March history.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…

Excited for another action-packed history of childhood term!

3 days to go until the Children & Creativity colloquium on Friday 14 July! A few final in-person tickets are now available if you'd like to join us in Magdalen College Oxford: eventbrite.co.uk/e/children-and…. Booking closes Thursday 9am (including for online registration)

Last month Durham History, supported by #HistParl, hosted the conference Organise! Organise! Organise! This conference saw historians declare that the study of long nineteenth-century political history was here to stay. George Palmer reflects👇 ow.ly/4lzw50PtXKH

Excited to start my Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Oxford History today. I'll be working on a new project Practising Democracy: Youth Councils and Parliaments in Modern Britain - can't wait to get stuck in! Huge thank you to everyone who supported me to get here.

We're excited to share this term's programme of events - there's lots to look forward to! Seminars are on Mondays 11:30-12:45 at Magdalen College & online via Teams. All are very welcome to attend, in & beyond Oxford. We look forward to seeing you this term!

Continuing our blog series looking back at the History of Scottish Politics 1700-1945 Conference conference, Helen Sunderland reflects on new directions in modern British political history: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/pol…

Slightly terrifying that we're already this far through term but I can't think of a better way to start week 7! Come along on Monday to hear Laura Carter's fab #histed research

Four fantastic history of childhood seminars to look forward to this term! Seminars are on Mondays 11:30-12:45 at Magdalen College & online via Teams. All are very welcome to attend, in & beyond Oxford. Look forward to seeing you there!

My favourite topic!!

Fantastic new blog post from Laura Carter Laura Carter (Université Paris Cité) who we were very lucky to have in Oxford last term as a Paris-Oxford Partnership Fellow hosted by TORCH Oxford & St Catz, Oxford. Laura reflects on the languages of generations & cohorts history.ox.ac.uk/article/genera…

Doctoral studentship: Growing up Queer, 1790-1918; Very excited about this project. Student will work with Matt Cook, me, & the wonderful Museum of Home & be nurtured by Oxford Centre for the History of Childhood & WGIQ at Oxford CGIS.history.ox.ac.uk/ahrc-cdp-stude…

Another action packed programme for the History of Childhood seminar this term - starting online this Monday! Seminars are on Mondays 11-12:15 at Magdalen College (from week 2) & online via Teams. All are very welcome to attend, in & beyond Oxford. See you there!

Very excited for a day of brilliant new research on my favourite topic!

Registration now OPEN! Sign up for the Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on 'Children and politics' on Monday 24 June 9:30-17:00 - join us at Magdalen College Oxford or online. All are very welcome! Links to register in person or online below ⬇️