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Curious Histories
Великобритания
Добавлен 31 июл 2023
Curious Histories specialises in peculiar or unconventional tales from the past. It's an open lecture series that runs in the UK coastal city of Brighton and Hove and online. This RUclips channel showcases full versions of some of our previous online history talks.
An Autonomous Community in Georgian London - Ali Erginsoy
Please note that there are some audio glitches in the first twenty minutes of this video. @CuriousHistories-h0ve presents Ali Erginsoy’s remarkable research on the Sephardim of East London in the eighteenth century. The community’s struggles to remain autonomous under tremendous social, political and financial pressures are thrown into relief with some eccentric case studies and data mining. More events like this at: CuriousHistoriesHoveBrighton
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Spymaster! John Dalrymple & the Jacobites - Scott Macfie
Просмотров 7221 день назад
Georgian espionage takes centre stage, as Scott Macfie of the University of Glasgow delves into the shadowy affairs of John Dalrymple, the Second Earl of Stair. Jacobites, elaborate plots, decadence, and a spy network that may not have been all it seemed pepper this scrupulously researched @CuriousHistories-h0vetalk. More events like this at: CuriousHistoriesHoveBrighton
Testing a Victorian Electric Therapy Machine.
Просмотров 112 месяца назад
From our @CuriousHistories-h0ve special in October 2024. Mat Homewood and Stu Mitchell doing something probably quite unwise.
A Social History of Sudden Death: The Victorian Inquest in Brighton - Sophie Michell
Просмотров 1243 месяца назад
The Victorian inquest is @CuriousHistories-h0ve's subject, as Sophie Michell of the Friday Murder Club investigates the gruesome business of sudden death and social intrigue in the nineteenth century. Containing some infamous cases, such as the Brighton chocolate cream poisoner, and some far more obscure, this terrific talk exposes some of the dark corners of Victorian life. Please note that th...
Prestige, Power, Progress: The Peculiar Politics of Dumfries House - Lindy Malloch
Просмотров 816 месяцев назад
@CuriousHistories-h0ve is delighted to present the intriguing tale of post-Union politics in Ayrshire, through the life histories of the enlightened but reluctant Sixth Earl of Dumfries and his tenacious wife. Fictitious votes and family strife are played out against the backdrop of Robert Adam’s beautiful Palladian mansion, Dumfries House. More events like this at: CuriousHistorie...
George IV's Edinburgh Jaunt: The Great Myth - Robert Pirrie
Просмотров 4908 месяцев назад
George IV’s 1822 visit to Scotland: it was all orchestrated by Sir Walter Scott to be kilts, tartan, and highland hullabaloo, wasn’t it? No, in fact it wasn’t. In his talk for @CuriousHistories-h0ve , Dr Robert Pirrie demolishes the lazy historical consensus with a meticulous re-examination of the evidence. An absolute tour de force! More events like this at: curioushistorieshovebr...
Stink and Racket! Sensory Experiences of Twentieth Century Towns - Denise McHugh & Lucy Faire
Просмотров 848 месяцев назад
City noise and smells are the unusual subject of @CuriousHistories-h0ve's ‘Stink and Racket’ talk, in which Dr Lucy Faire and Dr Denise McHugh serve up a cacophony of delight. Using film, memoir, maps, and photographs to give insights into the raucous, reeking phenomenon of urban change, they investigate the streets, shops, markets, and transport of the past. More events like this at: facebook....
Votes for Sheep! Great Marlow’s Dirty Tricks and Election Fix of 1841 - Sue Cheetham
Просмотров 39Год назад
@CuriousHistories-h0ve offers up the outlandish political dealings of treacherous Tories and weaselly Whigs in the parliamentary borough of Great Marlow. Sue Cheetham reveals how, in 1841, dubious electoral practices in the constituency prompted a huge investigation into Victorian election fixing. More events like this at: CuriousHistoriesHoveBrighton
The Mystery of the Millais Window: A Pre-Raphaelite Puzzle - Will Hardy
Просмотров 63Год назад
@CuriousHistories-h0ve presents a knotty history puzzle involving arguably the foremost Pre-Raphaelite artist, Sir John Everett Millais (probably most famous for his painting of Ophelia). Dr Will Hardy turns art history detective, tracking down a lost stained-glass window whilst encountering criminals, dog-breeders, and the great-and-good of the Victorian art world. More events like this at: fa...
The Mermaid's Wedding Dress: Scottish Myth & Cinema Magic in 1945 Britain - Linsay McCulloch
Просмотров 127Год назад
Laced with curses, superstitions, fairy-tales, folklore, and mermaids, I Know Where I'm Going! is an unconventional 1945 movie by Powell and Pressburger, visionaries of 40s and 50s British cinema. @CuriousHistories-h0ve presents a film history talk by Linsay McCulloch, cult film podcaster, exploring how the dreamlike state of I Know Where I'm Going sprang from the context of postwar British soc...
Curious Encounters in Dalarna, Sweden: Anglophones in the Unexpected North - Janice Holmes
Просмотров 54Год назад
Originally part of the Curious Histories lecture series, @CuriousHistories-h0ve presents Dr Janice Holmes talking about the eccentric ways in which Swedish culture has historically met with, crossed over, and been influenced by the British, Irish and North American travellers who have been drawn to Dalarna's unusual delights. Featuring tales of mummified miners, maverick Victorian tourists, fol...
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