Modern British History Seminar (in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for European History)

Seminars will take place on Thursdays at 14:00, in the Larkin Room, St John’s College, unless otherwise stated.

All welcome!
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Matthew Grimley (Merton College), Ben Jackson (University College), Marc Mulholland (St Catherine’s College), Sian Pooley (Magdalen College), William Whyte (St John’s), Aled Davies (Jesus), Faridah Zaman (Somerville), Meleisa Ono-George (Queen's), Joshua Bennett (Lady Margaret Hall)
Timing: Thursdays at 14:00-15:30, unless otherwise stated
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Joint meeting with the English Faculty’s Nineteenth Century Research Seminar: “The desire to supply good tales to my school children”: Charlotte Yonge’s lifelong involvement in parochial education
Date: 21 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Susan Walton (Hull)
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: Larkin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Harold Macmillan and his grand designs
Date: 28 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Pippa Catterall (Westminster)
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: Larkin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Joint meeting with the Modern History Research seminar: Writing history after Brexit
Date: 3 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Patricia Clavin (Oxford), Robert Gildea (Oxford), Rob Saunders (QMUL)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark