King's Contemporary British History at KCL: cross-departmental, interdisciplinary research on C20 Britain. Tweets by @DEHEdgerton & @charlottelcull
Joined January 2017
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6 Nov 2024
'The party hates Tories, but it seems to love Tory panaceas'. My thoughts on Labour's programme @kingshistory @kingscbh @wiko_berlin theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Thanks to everyone who came to my book launch last night, especially Richard Vinen and Camilla Schofield for their insightful comments and David Edgerton and Charlotte Cull for all the organising!
12 Sep 2024
Congratulations to @KitKowol for launching his exciting new book _Blue Jerusalem_ with @DEHEdgerton, @MillaSchofield and Richard Vinen at @kingshistory
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KCBH retweeted
12 Sep 2024
Congratulations to @KitKowol for launching his exciting new book _Blue Jerusalem_ with @DEHEdgerton, @MillaSchofield and Richard Vinen at @kingshistory
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The 2024 @MBHJournal Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture is next Friday! Prof Erika Rappaport will be speaking about decolonization and British business in postcolonial Ghana - get your free tickets at the link below
2024 @MBHJournal Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture.
Prof. Erika Rappaport on 'Public Relations as the Remedy': Decolonization and the Branding of British Business in Postcolonial Ghana.
13 September at King's College London. Tickets here: buytickets.at/kingscontempor… (@OUPHistory)
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2024 @MBHJournal Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture.
Prof. Erika Rappaport on 'Public Relations as the Remedy': Decolonization and the Branding of British Business in Postcolonial Ghana.
13 September at King's College London. Tickets here: buytickets.at/kingscontempor… (@OUPHistory)
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KCBH retweeted
12 Jun 2024
A bit delayed, but excited to say my journal article 'Forging the West Indian Nation: Federation and Caribbean Activism in Post-war Britain, 1945–60' has been published in @MBHJournal
It's also open access, so take a look if you fancy: academic.oup.com/tcbh/articl…
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Join us on Thursday 12 September for the launch of @KitKowol's Blue Jerusalem. British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War (@OUPHistory 2024)!
Register here for tickets: buytickets.at/kingscontempor…
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KCBH retweeted
17 May 2024
Clare Griffiths launched the @kingshistory (with @RenewalJournal & @KingsCBH) Labour Government's lecture series wonderfully on Wednesday evening, with a fascinating discussion of Labour in 1945 and the future...
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KCBH retweeted
27 Apr 2024
Facing the future? Socialism, modernity, and planning a New Britain under Attlee. Professor Clare Griffiths, @cardiffuni 15 May 2024, 6pm-7:30pm, King’s College London, Strand Building, S-2.18 Lucas Theatre, tickettailor.com/events/test…
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KCBH retweeted
22 Mar 2024
The Common Wealth Party was founded during the Second World War to fight for a more equal society in Britain during and after the war. Our MA Intern has been looking through the Wintringham Collection to delve into their history and aims:
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/kingscollect… #WWII #history
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KCBH retweeted
22 Feb 2024
NEW EVENT: 22 March, All Souls College, Oxford
We are thrilled to co-organise the conference "Women & War" with @UniofOxford!
We have a stellar line up of academics who will share their research on women at/in war.
Registration is FREE & open to all:
asc.ox.ac.uk/event/women-war
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KCBH retweeted
22 Jan 2024
Conservative hostility to net zero proves the party has turned its back on British capitalism | by our colleague @DEHEdgerton theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Just a quick reminder to the PhD students in modern British history out there about this coming up tomorrow! (i.e. Thursday 12th) . Would be great to see as many people there as possible! history.ac.uk/events/new-phd…
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KCBH retweeted
5 Oct 2023
Calling all @KingsCollegeLon staff & students!
Don't miss @kingshistory's Black History Month Lecture 2023...
'Writing a Caribbean History of Britain' with Dr Christienna Fryar @seefryar, author of forthcoming book 'Entangled Lands'
Wed 25 Oct, 3pm
tickettailor.com/events/kclh…
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The first episode of Union with @DavidOlusoga airs tonight on BBC 2! You can also catch all episodes on iPlayer now, including an appearance from @DEHEdgerton in Episode 4.
Join historian David Olusoga as he explores the long history of the UK's union and disunion over the centuries.
Watch all episodes of #Union on #iPlayer from 2 Oct
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KCBH retweeted
4 Sep 2023
The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM) at King's College London invites applications for Hans Rausing Scholarships for MA and PhD studies in the history of science and technology. Deadline- 15th April, 2024.
kingschostm.com/funding-oppo…
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KCBH retweeted
12 Jul 2023
“We had a lot of talk not just about ‘Global Britain’ but about a ‘science superpower’... those promises have revealed themselves to be essentially false.”
The acclaimed historian, @DEHEdgerton, speaks to @georgeeaton.
newstatesman.com/encounter/2…
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The 2023 Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture is this Thursday - 'Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS'. Register for tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tcbh-ben-…
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KCBH retweeted
27 Jun 2023
It's publication day for OUR NHS. Thanks to my family, friends, colleagues, and the wonderful team at Yale who supported me over the many years of writing my first book. Available in all good bookshops!
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The TCBH Ben Pimlott Memorial lecture is next week! @RobertaBivins and Mathew Thomson will deliver this year's lecture 'Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS' on 6 July.
Book your (free) tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tcbh-ben-…
@TCBHJournal
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