On Holocaust Memorial Day, Dr Kara Critchell explains how genocide did not originate with the Holocaust and how it still continues in the 21st century.
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January 20, 2021Dr Katherine Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Chester, explains how Chester in the Middle Ages was a thriving, international city, with global trade links.
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December 17, 2020To celebrate Christmas, our historians at the University of Chester held a virtual History Christmas Spectacular to get everyone in the festive spirit.
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December 4, 2020Dr Hannah Ewence, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology, brings to light the dark past of a historical figure whose statue stands in Chester.
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November 5, 2020Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Prof Tim Grady from the Department of History and Archaeology , explains the difficulty in remembering all who died here as a result of WW1.
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June 11, 2020In collaboration with the Universities of York and Newcastle, the University of Chester recently undertook an excavation of the internationally-renowned Star Carr site.