In this lecture Dr Steinbach will explore the campaigns in Africa where German and Allied troops fought for the entire duration of WW1. This conflict not only challenged the colonial balance of power, but had severe economic, political, and social effects on the local population – colonised Africans and colonising Europeans alike. However, while the war in Africa is not entirely forgotten, the selective way in which this complex conflict is remembered highlights the challenges to integrate the non-European aspects of the First World...
Subversion in Switzerland: International Art and Politics in Exile 1914-1918 by Deborah Lewer, Senior Lecturer in the History of Art, University of Glasgow
Dr Deborah Lewer’s research interests lie in the field of the German-speaking avant-garde of the period 1910-1933. In particular, she works on many aspects of Zurich Dada, Dada in Germany, Expressionism, ‘Neue Sachlichkeit’ and the wider literary and visual culture of the Weimar Republic.
During the war of 1914-1918, neutral Switzerland became an extraordinary place of action, international encounter and dissent for...
By Michael Hughes, Professor of Russian and International History, Lancaster University
Michael Hughes has published widely on nineteenth-century Russian History and on Anglo-Russian relations in the twentieth Century. He is currently completing a biography of Stephen Graham, who helped to shape British attitudes towards Russia during the years before 1917, and is also involved in the project Russia’s ‘Great War and Revolution, 1914-22: The Centennial Reappraisal’. His lecture this evening focuses on the current Russian President Vladimir Putin and his place in the long trajectory...
The appalling tactical risks taken during a series of brutal battles which played a crucial role in the allied war effort are laid bare in a new book.
Between Hostile Shores: Mediterranean Convoy Battles 1941–1942 – published by the University of Plymouth Press – features details of the difficult decisions, taken out of strategic necessity, to ensure Malta was defended against the...
Plymouth is set to invest in a major visitor attraction that will proudly bring to life the city’s rich history and tell the stories of some of the city’s legends and heroes.
Cabinet will fire the starting pistol on 3 September on plans for an exciting historic and cultural centre that breathes life into Plymouth’s most influential historic figures such as Scott, Darwin and Drake, and...
Hidden messages locked in coded wartime letters have been revealed for the first time in 70 years by academics at Plymouth University.
Mathematicians, historians and geographers have worked together to crack codes used by MI9 to conceal information going in and out of prisoner of war camps across Europe during the Second World War.
The fashion of the 18th Century is synonymous with luxury and extravagance, but the tumultuous period at the end of the century saw revolution in France affect both society and style.
In this illustrated talk, fashion historian Amber Butchart looks at the politics of dress and display through some of the era's key figures - from Casanova to Catherine the Great, and from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to Marie Antoinette - to dissect how wealth and power were read on the body through attire, and how the Revolutionary Era brought about huge transformations in the way both men and...
Tuesday 14 March, 19:00 Theatre 2, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Edward Vallance, Professor of Early Modern British Political Culture, examines the short period when Oliver Cromwell’s son succeeded his father before the recall of Charles II and the light this sheds on loyalty, memory and the end of the Protectorate. Professor Vallance is author of many books including The Glorious Revolution (2006), and A Radical...
Plymouth’s first-ever History Festival will take place from 1 to 31 May 2013 and aims to highlight Plymouth’s unique history and heritage.
A number of Plymouth City Council departments as well as over 30 different local organisations and heritage providers are contributing to the programme which includes exhibitions and displays, film, music and performance, family activities, talks, presentations, walks and guided tours, plus a host of special events such as Local Studies Day, Family History Day, Archives from the Attic, the Opening Ceremony for Devonport Column and Museums at...
