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Dr Alex Bamji on 16th Century quarantine practices in BBC article: The 432-year-old manual on social distancing
Dr Bamji helps BBC Future explain how one 16th Century doctor utilised social distancing practices to contain a plague outbreak the city of Alghero in Sardinia.
Dr John Gallagher presents BBC Radio show about playwright and poet Aphra Behn
Thursday 7th January saw the School of History’s Dr John Gallagher present Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3, discussing 17th-century female playwright, poet and spy Aphra Behn.
History students discuss their experiences of remote learning
As students and teaching staff alike continue to adjust to new ways of teaching, our students share their experiences of remote learning in the School of History.
Watch the Race and Resistance Annual Lecture, "The Story of an Atlantic War"
Watch the video of "The Story of an Atlantic War", by Professor Vincent Brown of Harvard in our 2020/21 Race and Resistance Annual Lecture.
Dr John Gallagher to be a guest on BBC Radio 3’s Early Music Show
Sunday 29th November will see Dr John Gallagher appear as a guest on the Early Music Show on BBC Radio 3 as part of the BBC celebration for the 10th anniversary of the New Generation Thinkers scheme.