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This week, in our second collaborative post with the Global History Lab @evtamus and her students discuss ‘Student Protests Around the World’ You can read more on the blog using the link below 👇

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Our first Historian Highlight of term is out now! PhD student Molly Groarke about her research on the British Empire in the nineteenth century, with a particular focus on the Aclands family of Killerton. Read all about it on the blog using the link below!

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And just like that, the 2024 DHP advent is done! Thanks to everyone for sticking around, and be sure to check out our final post today on the blog. Merry Christmas to all, and see you in the new year!

And we also have a fabulous post from Fabia Buescher on Victorian Christmas Cards!

Another DHP advent highlight explored the early 20th century origins of Hanukkah - You can read more on the blog using the link below

And finally, on Frankincense in early modern Europe, see this fabulous post

With just a few days of advent posts remaining be sure to read David Martin’s post latest post ‘On the Thirteenth Day of Christmas’ up now on the blog!

For today’s advent, learn all about Christmas in the Victorian Workhouse, courtesy of Fabia Buescher Read all about it on the blog!

In case you missed it, be sure to check out yesterday’s advent post on Queen Victoria’s Christmas Tree!

Don’t miss today’s advent post ‘More Gravy than Grave’ Read all about it on the blog today!