Tag Archives: history
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Launching Paper Trails: Second-hand book to living book (with sandwiches in between)
Leave a commentJuly 26, 2021 by Andrew W M Smith
This story started with a second-hand book I had ordered from a bookseller in Toulouse. Exploring its uncut pages and …
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Postcards of the Past: Gilets Jaunes on Trial
Leave a commentMarch 23, 2021 by Andrew W M Smith
The opening of the trial against people accused of damaging the Arc de Triomphe during Gilets Jaunes protests represents an …
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Message in a Bottle
Leave a commentApril 2, 2020 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote a blog about my experience of trying to ‘do history’ under lockdown (with a little help from a …
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Le Chant des Partisans: 75 years since a song took flight
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
When Andre Malraux eulogised Jean Moulin and the ‘army of shadows’ on the steps of the Panthéon in December 1964, …
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Macron’s Appeal: Resistance and Myths
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
In March 1942, the trade-unionist Christian Pineau secretly flew to London from Nazi Occupied France, seeking to connect his resistance …
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How a Ladies’ College Played a Vital Role in Operation Overlord
1July 19, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
On 16 August 1940, the Stuka raid on Tangmere was one of the most serious yet to have struck England. …
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Paper Trails: Workshop Roundup
4July 6, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
I’ve never been happier to be asked, “What does ‘privy’ mean?” Along with five schoolchildren, I pored over reports on …
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Paper Trails: Conference Roundup
3July 6, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
Paper is tied up with so much of what we do as historians that it’s sometimes easy to forget about …
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Paper Trails
1May 2, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
We are delighted to announce the programme and open registration for …
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Future Imperfect? New book!
Leave a commentMarch 1, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
UCL Press has just released the edited volume that I prepared along with Chris Jeppesen, Britain, France and the Decolonization of …
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