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'I found this a moving aspect of the exhibition - that the kinds of questions I've asked myself about my own identity and desire were being interrogated in an exhibition in a major museum in a city like New York which has an incredibly rich queer history'. 🎤 @metmuseum.org

Queering the Medieval PastWhat can we learn by turning a queer lens onto the study of medieval art? Three art historians discuss Spectrum of Desire, an exhibition at New York's Cloisters.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

'Bringing these stories, these complicated notions of gender and sexuality that defy the nostalgia-ridden ones we're faced with today about how gender has always been simple and binary - I saw that this could be quite important' Melanie Holcomb, Nancy Thebaut & Bob Mills 🎤

Queering the Medieval PastWhat can we learn by turning a queer lens onto the study of medieval art? Three art historians discuss Spectrum of Desire, an exhibition at New York's Cloisters.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

'By attending to how medieval people are thinking about sex, gender, and desire in ways that are different from our own today, that can be a radical act'. The creators of a new @metmuseum.org exhibition discuss the curatorial challenges that they navigated. 🎤

Queering the Medieval PastWhat can we learn by turning a queer lens onto the study of medieval art? Three art historians discuss Spectrum of Desire, an exhibition at New York's Cloisters.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

"The letters exchanged between Josef and his family are [...] as revealing for what they omit as for what they articulate."

POW Letters and ‘Doing Family’Through the POW experience of her grandfather, Alina Schartner reflects on letter-writing as an everyday affective practice in families.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

Through the POW experience of her grandfather, Alina Schartner reflects on letter-writing as an everyday affective practice in families.

POW Letters and ‘Doing Family’Through the POW experience of her grandfather, Alina Schartner reflects on letter-writing as an everyday affective practice in families.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

OTD in 1981, the Philippines became the first Asian state to ratify the UN Refugee Convention and Protocol. In this piece from the archive, Ria Sunga explains how, in the 1950s, the state used its own definitions as an act of nation-building.

The Limits of Refugee PolicyThe Philippine government was confronted with refugee movements in the early years of the Cold War. Ria Sunga explores how the state applied the refugee label selectively and what implications this ha...www.historyworkshop.org.uk

How did the epistolary friendship between a French socialist and an Irish feminist generate some of the most advanced ideas about gender and human emancipation in mid-nineteenth-century Europe? Ophélie Siméon explores the radical politics of Anna Wheeler and Charles Fourier.

Radical Friendship and Early Feminism: Anna Doyle Wheeler and Charles FourierOphélie Siméon dives into the letters exchanged between nineteenth-century radical thinkers, Anna Wheeler and Charles Fourier.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

'[...] intellectual history is made not only in libraries, political meetings and lecture halls, but in drawing rooms and private correspondence'. Ophélie Siméon dives into the letters exchanged between nineteenth-century radical thinkers, Anna Wheeler and Charles Fourier.

Radical Friendship and Early Feminism: Anna Doyle Wheeler and Charles FourierOphélie Siméon dives into the letters exchanged between nineteenth-century radical thinkers, Anna Wheeler and Charles Fourier.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

OTD in 2008, the New Economics Foundation published a report on 'A Green New Deal'. But how should we understand the Green New Deal in relation to the legacy of its predecessor, the New Deal? Will Rees explores in this piece from our archive.

The Roots of the Green New DealHow should we understand the Green Deal in relation to the legacy of its predecessor, the New Deal? William Rees argues that much can be learnt from the environment of disorganisation, contradiction a...www.historyworkshop.org.uk

OTD in 1936, the Spanish Civil War began. In this piece from the archives, Jessica Thorne writes about how football provided a rare lifeline for the political prisoners of the Franco regime.

'Staging early modern arrests raises questions that otherwise don’t come out of approaching records on the page, and [...] forces me to consider the risk involved with all performances of authority.' @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social on reconstructing the early modern arrest.

Being an Audience to ArrestLucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders could legitimise or challenge the power of the state.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

Who held the power during an arrest in early modern England? @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social explores how bystanders could uphold or undermine the power of the state.

Being an Audience to ArrestLucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders could legitimise or challenge the power of the state.www.historyworkshop.org.uk

🚨We’re seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. Deadline for applications: 7 August 2026. Please share in your networks!👇

'The scam’s logistics speak to how urbanisation and industrial capitalism had changed both the practice and the crime of abortion by the end of the nineteenth century.' Julia Porter Burke on how criminals exploited anti-abortion laws to target vulnerable women.

Lady Montrose and the At-Home AbortionWhat can an advertisement in a nineteenth century newspaper tell us about the history of at-home abortion?www.historyworkshop.org.uk

What can pills advertised to women in nineteenth century London tell us about the history of at-home abortion? Julia Porter Burke reveals the story of Lady Montrose.

Lady Montrose and the At-Home AbortionWhat can an advertisement in a nineteenth century London newspaper tell us about the history of at-home abortion?www.historyworkshop.org.uk

OTD in 1930, the first FIFA World Cup began in Uruguay. In this article from the archives, Richard Mills explores how football fixtures created meaningful ties between Yugoslavia and its African and Asian allies.

Scoring for the Non-Aligned Movement: Yugoslavia, Football and the Third WorldContinuing our History Workshop World Cup series, Richard Mills explores the role football played in establishing diplomatic ties between Tito’s […]www.historyworkshop.org.uk

'A woman’s body moved from female attendance into male medical testimony, then into print. In the mid-twentieth century, the direction turned again.' Haohao Zhang (they/he) explores an unlikely connection between doctor Edward Griffith and the Mary Toft affair.

Mary Toft and the Radical Birth Control MovementWhy was a twentieth-century doctor deeply involved in the radical birth control movement so interested in an eighteenth-century reproductive scandal?www.historyworkshop.org.uk

Why was a twentieth-century doctor deeply involved in the radical birth control movement so interested in an eighteenth-century reproductive scandal? @karl-haohaozhang.bsky.social explores an unlikely connection between doctor Edward Griffith and the Mary Toft affair.

Mary Toft and the Radical Birth Control MovementWhy was a twentieth-century doctor deeply involved in the radical birth control movement so interested in an eighteenth-century reproductive scandal?www.historyworkshop.org.uk

'The reopening of the Bangunan provides a salient moment to consider how Malaysia engages with the architecture of its colonial past to construct modern symbols of national identity.' Abdullah explores the colonial history of the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad.

The (Re)opening of the Bangunan What can architecture tell us about the nature of colonial rule? Abdullah explores the contested legacy of the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad.www.historyworkshop.org.uk