A day conference to commemorate the Dublin Lockout in 1913. During this epic struggle an estimated 100,000 people, one third of the capital's inhabitants, faced starvation for five months in a battle for workers' rights
An inter-disciplinary conference in October 2013 at Senate House, London, with papers covering literature, history, music, theatre, art, translation, politics, immigration, youth culture and European policies, perceptions of North Africa…
The story of the Peterloo Massacre will be exploited in a history walk led by leading Manchester historian, Michael Herbert, on Saturday 17 August, staring at 11.45am from the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester
This conference will seek to take an alternative look at a range of aspects of WW1 from those who opposed it, to the workers movements which developed during it and after it and the harsh and deathly realities of the ‘war to end all…
Conference at Royal Holloway, London, in November 2013, which offers an opportunity to explore The Feminine Mystique alongside discussions of women and employment
Conference at Harvard University seek to initiate a global conversation among researchers across the humanities and social sciences to reflect critically on Thompson's impact on the writing of history and his enduring significance for…
Kenyan born artist Tajender Sagoo is inviting artists, activists, journalists, thinkers and citizens to contribute to a depository of experiences, reflecting on life in the British colony of Kenya, especially during the Emergency 1950 –…
Call for help to restore some of the damage done to the historical record by establishing an online database to trace the lives and achievements of past Ruskin students
A Joint Conference organised by History and the Centre for Humanities, Music and Performing Arts (HuMPA) at Plymouth University and Umeå Group for Pre-modern Studies to investigate gender and political culture during the period 1400 to…
Information on the ‘Gender and History in the Americas’ seminar series at the Institute for Historical Research, London, held at 17.30 on the first Monday of the month
Commemoration of the 2,500 volunteers from the British Isles who defended the Spanish Republic against Franco, Hitler and Mussolini between 1936-39 on London's South Bank from 12.30pm on Saturday 6 July
Two walks on women's history this month in Manchester to mark the centenary of the Women's Pilgrimage in July 1913, organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
'Striking a Light' at the Bishopsgate Institute on 6th July 2013 - the first Annual Matchwomen's Festival to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Matchwomen's Strike
Information and comment about events to mark the 75th anniversary in October 2011, of the Battle of Cable Street, an iconic moment in the battle against the fascists in 1930s Britain.