Contributed by Fiona Barker This excellent dissertation on a much-debated aspect of German history was awarded a First in 2009 by York St. John University
Author: Dr Alan Brown
Historian
Last Man Standing
In certain circles of high etiquette, gentlemen are expected to stand whenever a woman leaves or approaches a dining table, or when she enters or
The Free French air force in York
Contributed by Josh McKeown The dissertation French Flyers in York by Josh McKeown (available for free here) examines the history of two Free French heavy
Horror on the high seas
Two centuries ago, a tale of absolute horror emerged from the transatlantic slave trade. The French ship Le Rȏdeur (‘The Prowler’) was a 200-ton cargo
Signaller George Lane
Contributed by the Haslam family. Signaller George David Lane (1898-1918) was killed in action on 28 January 1918 while serving with the King’s Own Yorkshire
The trial of Calpurnius Piso
By Alan Brown and Dr Edith Lister This year marks the 2000th anniversary of one of the great political scandals in ancient Rome. Germanicus Julius
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