Written by project associate Jan Sibthorpe, ‘Sezincote, Gloucestershire’ tracks the development of Sezincote house during the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The study begins with…
The Royal Historical Society has kindly agreed to offer four bursaries of up to £50 to cover the registration fees and transport costs of post-graduate…
Project associate David Williams has contributed a case study to the project, which explores the intergenerational commitment that members of the Melvill family made to…
NEW CASE STUDY! Ships, Steam and Innovation: An East India Company Family Story c.1700-1877 This contribution to the East India Company at Home project originates…
NADFAS has kindly offered ten £50 bursaries to support retired, unwaged or student delegates who would like to attend the conference, but need help with…
Project associate and author Penelope Farmer has contributed a family-focused case study to the East India Company at Home project. In her study Penelope primarily…
Project associate Hannah Armstrong (currently writing her PhD at Birkbeck, University of London) has contributed a case study on the Wanstead Estate in Essex. Josiah…
The schedule for Objects, Familes, Homes: British Material Cultures in Global Context is now available: click here. Registration for this event (which will take place…
Montreal Park was originally built by Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-97) in the 1760s, to mark both his return from America and his Canadian…
This case study seeks to focus on one particular Asian material, rattan, and its relationship to changes in furniture design and production skills. In doing…
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