Letter to Alice Stopford Green
In this month’s ‘From the Archive’ series, we examine a letter to Alice Stopford Green from a soldier in the trenches of the First World War.
Podcasts from 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland
The 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference saw History Hub continue its successful partnership with Tudor and Stuart Ireland with the production of podcasts of conference proceedings.
‘What, No Costumes?’ An Article from the Dublin Evening Mail
As part of our series: From the Archives: Public History, Lindsay Doyle examines an article from the Dublin Evening Mail first published on 11 July 1953. The article addressed comments made by a judge of folk dancing for the International Eisteddfod competition in Wales. The judge, Violet Alford, reportedly made several remarks about the lack of traditional dress worn by some competitors. The article addressed Alford’s comments on the Irish costumes present, and further questioned the existence of a ‘traditional’ Irish step dancing dress.
From the Archives: Public History
Thanks to a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the 2017-18 UCD Public History MA, History Hub presents a new monthly series dedicated to showcasing manuscript and archival sources from the National Library of Ireland’s collections.
Petition and Response: Spanish America and the Council of the Indies in the 16th Century
In episode 17 of History Hub’s podcast series – ‘Kingdom, Empire and Plus Ultra: conversations on the history of Portugal and Spain, 1415-1898‘ – Dr. Adrian Masters is in conversation with series host Dr Edward Collins. In the episode, which is available to podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud, they discuss the petition and response system.
