Abstract. This article examines changes in the bodies and environment of labourers carrying timber imported into London’s docks in the 1860s to the 1920s t

Brittin joins the broadcaster after almost two decades as a Google executive in Europe.

Harold may have sailed, not marched, in 1066, reshaping explanations for his defeat in England’s historic battle

Trump has shifted American policy towards Iran from one of containment to direct confrontation.

A public lecture by Professor Benjamin Pohl (Medieval History, University of Bristol) followed by a free drinks reception.

Often it was family members calling for arrest over fears of succession.

In August 1215, Robert of Courson, the papal legate in Paris, issued a set of statutes for the scholars of the university, forbidding “lectures on the books of Aristotle on metaphysics and natural phi...

Abstract. This article examines changes in the bodies and environment of labourers carrying timber imported into London’s docks in the 1860s to the 1920s t

Most people today think of carbon dioxide (CO2) in relation to CO2 emissions, principally from the burning of fossil fuels, and the ever- growing levels of this gas in the atmosphere and the ocean. Bu...

If history has taught us anything, it is that there’s no better way to solve the nation’s problems than tackling them over a pint or two

New research by an historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history’s biggest mysteries – the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.

Abstract. This article offers a new contextualization of the Bayeux Tapestry by exploring its use as mealtime reading in a monastic refectory. This concept

A new theory proposes that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed to deliver moral messages to medieval monks over dinner

Evan Jones, University of Bristol (8 Dec 2025) 10 min read Millerd Map (1673) James Millerd’s 1673 map of Bristol is the best known and most widely used representation of the pre-modern city.…

Evan Jones, University of Bristol (8 Dec 2025) 10 min read Millerd Map (1673) James Millerd’s 1673 map of Bristol is the best known and most widely used representation of the pre-modern city.…