👇Two fantastic herbarium jobs opportunities. Please help us get the word out! Pls RT. Dr Timothy Utteridge Bill Baker @ol1grace

It is with pleasure that we draw your attention to a new recording of Dr Brent Elliott's paper 'Gardens in the Nineteenth-Century Historical Novel', which was delivered to the Seminar earlier this term and is available below: Institute of Historical Research youtube.com/watch?v=KZPH1A…

We are delighted to announce our programme for the Winter term 2025. Our first seminar of the term will be Nicolle Jordan's paper 'Elizabeth Montagu - Blue Stocking Landscaper' on 23rd January 2025, full schedule below. Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/seminar/histor…

Join us at the Linnean Society on the 11th February for what promises to be a fabulous day! Our stellar speakers will be talking about different approaches to making natural history collections (and special collections more broadly) more accessible. ⬇ eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-re…

So delighted that this book is out & honored to be part of it. All the chapters are so exciting! It was great to document and reflect on my past experimentations on early modern woodcutting. More questions also emerged from this chapter for future work.

The first Seminar in our Winter series, on 23rd January, will be Nicolle Jordan's paper, 'Elizabeth Montagu - Bluestocking Landscaper'. This is an online seminar only, further details and booking information, below. Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/events/elizabe…

#GARDENS & #EMPIRES: conference organised by @KewScience English Heritage & British Library 27-28 June 2025. Call for papers: gardensandempires.tiiny.site @Kew_LAA Royal Holloway History Department RHUL GeoHumanities MGHG IHR_History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes The Gardens Trust Botanic Gardens Conservation International National Trust Environment & Empire, in the museum

Reminder! Deadline for applications Feb 2 2025

The next Seminar in our Winter series, on 6 February, will be Bettina Dietz's paper,'Paul Hermann’s annotated herbaria: Philology, ethnobotany, and techniques of text-making in eighteenth-century botany'. More details below: Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/events/paul-he…

We are sorry to say that our Seminar with Bettina Dietz, on 'Paul Hermann's annotated herbaria: Philology, ethnobotany and techniques of text-making in eighteenth-century botany' will not proceed as planned. We hope to announce a new date for this interesting paper, soon.

Our Winter series continues with a hybrid seminar, on 20 February, with Kathryn Walchester's paper, ‘Beautifully situated on the banks of the Hoogly’: Maria Graham’s account of travel and the gardens of India (1809-1811)'. Details below: Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/events/beautif…

Spice Stories: The Botanical and Cultural World of Gingers 🌿🫚 Join us for a day exploring the amazing world of gingers! Featuring contributions from leading horticulturalists, academics, and artists. Sat 29th March 2025 10:00-16:00 🕙 Croxteth Hall, L12 0HB 📍 Tickets £22.38

Our Winter series continues, on 27 February, with Moirika Reker's paper 'Rosario Assunto’s philosophy of the garden: A reflection on how beauty, idea, action and contemplation intertwine in the garden'. This is an online event details below: Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/events/rosario…

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Our next seminar is on 6 March, with Miranda E Mote's paper, 'Memoranda for Botanical Literacy in the Past and Present'. Our seminars are free to attend, for registration details see below: Institute of Historical Research history.ac.uk/events/memoran…

The final Seminar of our Winter series, on 20 March, will be Leslie Wylie's '‘Blossoming places in the wilderness’: W. H. Hudson’s anti-gardens'. Further details below: history.ac.uk/events/blossom…

📷️Deene Park, Northamptonshire These historic gardens are set in beautiful parkland with views of the surrounding countryside. Open for the National Garden Scheme on Sun 27 Apr👇️ findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/3675/de…

We are delighted to announce our programme for the Spring/Summer term 2025. Our first seminar will be Ian Mell's paper 'Motifs, Policies, and Functions in East and Southeast Asia: "green space" as a travelling concept', on 1st May 2025, further details: history.ac.uk/events/motifs-…

Our Spring/Summer programme continues, on 15th May, with Pengcheng Zhou's paper 'Conifers and Power: The Political and Sacred Symbolism of Trees in Chinese History'. This is an online only seminar. Further details below: history.ac.uk/events/conifer…

This term's seminar programme continues, on 12th June, with Bettina Dietz's paper, 'Paul Hermann’s annotated herbaria: philology, ethnobotany, and techniques of text-making in eighteenth-century botany'. This is an online only seminar. More details: history.ac.uk/events/paul-he…