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Outstanding scholars awarded

01 May 2008

Two early-career academics in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages have been recognised by the Philip Leverhulme Prize.

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Pride Flag

Cambridge's gay past: from the 17th century to the foundation of Stonewall

19 Feb 2008

The gay history of Cambridge University will be revealed in a public lecture this Wednesday at Lucy Cavendish College.

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Deposition taken from a witness  to the 1641 Irish rebellion

Rebellion, repression, retribution

01 Feb 2008

John Morrill explores one of the most extraordinary and least understood aspects of Anglo-Irish history - the rebellion of 1641.

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Timeless books

Forgotten rival to Pepys finally reaches bookshop shelves

03 Aug 2007

A 900,000-word eyewitness account of life in Restoration England, viewed as a “rival” to Pepys' diary but virtually forgotten since the 1700s, is...

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