History

PhD student Sachi Tsukamoto, from The University of Nottingham, has organised a symposium on 'comfort women' -- the women and girls forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. She hopes it will highlight the issue of human rights violations against women.

PhD Student Sachi Tsukamoto, from The University of Nottingham, explains why she decided to learn more about the plight of 'Comfort Women' -- the women and girls forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.

Research by an American historian at The University of Nottingham could rewrite the history books on the US civil rights movement during the 1960s after revealing that a key racial equality official was also an FBI informer.

Herbert Hill was the highly respected national labor secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for more than two decades. The shocking revelation came to light during Dr Christopher Phelps' analysis of Freedom of Information Act releases now publically available on the FBI website.

Emeritus Professor John Worthen is interviewed by Dr Andrew Harrison, Director of the University of Nottingham's D H Lawrence Research, about his work as a biographer of D H Lawrence.

Emeritus Professor John Worthen in conversation with Dr Andrew Harrison, Director of the University of Nottingham's D H Lawrence Research, discusses the question of Lawrence and biography in the context of the Lakeside exhibition 'The Many Lives of D H Lawrence'.

An exhibition at the Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, showcases the famous Warren Cup, as featured in the BBC's History of the World in 100 objects.

It brings together a variety of sexual images from Roman art and archaeology from all over the Roman Empire.

Curators from the British Museum and The University of Nottingham Museum investigate what the objects meant to those who made and used them.

In this, the second of two programmes, Dr Richard Gaunt, curator of an exhibition held at the University of Nottingham to commemorate the centenary of Gladstone's birth (2009), discusses Gladstone's assorted connections with Nottinghamshire events and personalities after 1846. Gladstone's relations with local aristocratic families, his role in the development of Nottingham Park and his emergence as a political celebrity are discussed through reference to artefacts and manuscripts of the period.

In this, the first of two programmes, Dr Richard Gaunt, curator of an exhibition held at the University of Nottingham to commemorate the centenary of Gladstone's birth (2009), discusses Gladstone's experience as M.P. for Newark (1832-46). Dr Gaunt places the manuscript and artefact exhibits into their historical context, relating them to early-19th Century electoral practices and issues of representation and citizenship.

Monty Python legend and serious historian Terry Jones talks about his research into the much misunderstood life of King Richard II.

Roll up roll up! The University of Nottingham is proud to present a web-based time machine which will take you back to the world of popular entertainment in Victorian Nottingham.

This video showcases this major research project, Mapping the Moment which has produced a new website investigating the rich and varied entertainment and social scene in Nottingham in the mid-19th century.

Experts on theatre history and geographical information science from the Schools of English Studies and Geography have delved deep into the archives to produce an interactive window-on-the-world of theatre, music and other public events on offer in the town between 1857 and 1867. It will be a unique and invaluable public resource for local historians, researchers, schools and colleges and anyone interested in the social and cultural history of this historic East Midlands town.