Object of the Moment
A feature where someone from the Library chooses an interesting object, book or document from the Library collection, which is displayed in the hall of the Library. 27 February...
We are delighted to have hosted online Paul Myles's talk on Thomas Paine on Wednesday 15 April at 2pm. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. Paul Myles helps us mark the end of our Paine exhibition by talking about his book......
This exhibition is now available for viewing online here. Thanks to guest curator Geoff Brown for helping to make this possible. In August 1969 political and sectarian unrest saw barricades erected in Belfast’s Falls Road and British troops on the streets. People’s Democracy, a radical student movement, provided political direction......
We are delighted to have hosted online Ralph Darlington's talk 'The pre-First World War labour unrest and women's suffrage revolt: never the twain shall meet?' on Wednesday 22 April. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. Ralph, who is Emeritus Professor of Employment......
We were pleased on 29 April to host a new addition to our online talks series - Kevin Morgan, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Manchester, spoke on 'The right to our own time and energy': 130 years of May Day. A recording of the talk is now......
We are once again delighted to have hosted online another new addition to our planned talks series - Bernadette Hyland's talk on our IBRG archive. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library YouTube channel here. Bernadette was National Chair of the Irish in Britain Representation Group......
We are sorry to announce that we will have to postpone this year's Frow Lecture due to logistical difficulties. We look forward to welcoming Selina Todd to give the lecture this time next year. This lecture, in honour of the Library's founders Edmund and Ruth Frow, will cover the......
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