School of History hosts workshop on environmental history of northern England

In September the School of History hosted a workshop on the ‘Environmental History of the North of England’.

Papers covered a range of topics, including managing landscapes in medieval West Yorkshire, the social and economic drivers behind peatland degradation in 19th and 20th century Yorkshire, motorised tourism and sensory environments of the inter-war English Lake District, reservoir construction in the post-Second World War era, and early recycling schemes in northern cities such as Huddersfield and Leeds.

The workshop was organised by Professor Nir Arielli, Dr Anne Caldwell and Dr Alex Worsfold. They hope to develop some of the papers presented at the workshop into articles that will be included in a special issue of the journal Northern History, which supported the workshop.

Northern History publishes scholarly work on the history of the seven historic counties of northern England - Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire - as well as the borders, from Roman times to the 21st century. It supports research into the north's fascinating history, explores broader historical debates through the prism of the north, and situates the region's distinct people and places in wider historical contexts. Two issues are published per year, in March and September.

The easiest way to access Northern History is through our publisher’s website which holds every issue of the journal.