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Cardiff historian wins Women’s History Network Book Prize

15 September 2020

Feminist historian of late medieval England scoops prestigious 2020 award

The ancient Welsh lake that gave up its secrets

4 September 2020

‘Time capsule’ archaeological site reveals remarkable insight into Dark Age Wales, Viking clashes and Alfred the Great’s warrior daughter

Dr Richard Madgwick weighing collagen for isotope analysis

Keep calm and carry on cooking: Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people’s eating habits

7 July 2020

Study reveals lifestyles and health of England’s townspeople

Work being carried out on a test pit

Socially-distanced archaeological dig brings community together

29 June 2020

Call for budding archaeologists to take part in garden excavations

The Science of Demons

22 June 2020

Cardiff historian publishes introduction to early modern demonology

Sampling on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly.

Cardiff Archaeology 100

28 April 2020

Celebrating the past, present, and future in centenary year with community archaeology, virtual conferences and Festival for alumni

Czechoslovakia rediscovers its past in its own words

3 April 2020

First printing in Czech of landmark book on Czechoslovakia a decade after seismic first publication

Changing the face of Namibian heritage

18 February 2020

Phoenix Heritage project to help create sustainable heritage for country rich in cultural and natural resources

Enlightenment England - Can a society be tolerant without being secular?

17 February 2020

First book by Cardiff historian gives a new take on England in the wake of the bloody religious wars of 17th-century Europe

Taking a fresh look at Revolutionary Europe

6 February 2020

New book from Cardiff historian explores community building in long 19th century

Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray and Professor Ian Weeks

New Year Honours

9 January 2020

University community recognised for achievements

Illuatration of Navan Fort by D Wilkinson

Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland, new evidence reveals

24 December 2019

Study explores scale of human mobility through analysis of animal bones

Dr David Wyatt with pupils from Cardiff West Community High School

Science opportunities give young people the chance to explore their heritage following funding success

10 December 2019

Exploration of local heritage through practical experiments

Skeletons retrieved from Welsh coastline in rescue excavations

15 November 2019

Coastal erosion and climate change expose human remains on southeast coast of Wales

The Mind in the Cave

14 November 2019

Experimental archaeology helps solve the mystery of making cave painting at Being Human Festival

Generation89: Witnessing the Velvet Revolution 30 years on

12 November 2019

History makers recall the Czechoslovak revolution and the end of the Communist regime at special event

Revealing the human face of British transportation

8 November 2019

Cardiff University hosts Facing History event for national humanities festival

Berlin Wall Falls – 30 Years On

24 October 2019

Special day commemorates 30 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of the Iron Curtain

Czechoslovakia, the state that failed book cover

UK-Czech diplomatic relations at 100

9 October 2019

Cardiff Historian invited to address international event in Czech Republic

Medieval England revealed through lens of ordinary folk

25 September 2019

Historian’s latest book explores the influence of gender on the workings of memory in the Middle Ages