University of Sunderland closes history faculty due to lack of student interest
The University of Sunderland has closed its history faculty after just 14 students wanted to study the subject this year.
History
80 years ago: What was life like in Christmas 1939, with our country at war?
It was the start of September – the 3rd to be exact – 1939 and most people were starting to think about the run up to Christmas, which was 16 weeks away but would come round so quickly.
In pictures: National gallery unveils astonishing exhibition of 100 years of pictures capturing changing face of Scotland
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then the images in the MacKinnon Collection say more than a library full of history books.
The beautiful dame: Panto archive details secret history of Scotland’s theatre fun
The curtains have been going up on pantomimes all over Scotland for nearly 150 years – and today they remain as popular as ever.
Election reruns: Historians reveal parallels between this campaign and Britain’s last winter poll
The new Conservative Prime Minister claims the country is paralysed by a controversial Eurosceptic trade deal.
History of fracking reveals technique dates back to 1860s
The heated debate about fracking began relatively recently in the UK, but the roots of the technique can be dated back to the 1860s.
The winter of discontent when starving Scots could take no more
It is a savage, brutal episode in Scotland’s history and largely forgotten.
The Honest Truth: Behind every man… the most famous women that you have never heard of
Elizabeth I and Cleopatra are perhaps the most recognisable, but a new book, Warriors And Wenches, details some of the lesser-known women who made their mark on history.
The Day I… Turned other people’s trash into treasure: Auctioneer Magda Ketterer shares her story
I could feel the adrenaline pumping. My hands were sweaty, I forgot how to count and I lost the power of speech.
A neighbour saw my dad in the newsreel and ran to tell my mum… that’s how we discovered he was still alive
Flickering in and out of focus on her local cinema screen, Ellen Watters picked her husband’s face out of the crowd of black and white figures crammed into a prisoner of war camp.
Jeweller finds inspiration after discovering a treasure trove of grandparents’ love letters
Torn apart by war as the world was riven by conflict, only words on a page kept their young love alive.