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Sights and sounds of Japan return to Plymouth

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/japan400plymouth-news-july-2014

Plymouth University news: Spectacular events set to take place as Plymouth celebrates 400 years of Anglo-Japanese ties

Gendered Interpretations at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Vasa Museum

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-history/gendered-interpretations-at-the-victoria-albert-museum-and-the-vasa-museum

History

BA (Hons) History news: Gendered Interpretations at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Vasa Museum

RAF Stories Big Weekend

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-history/raf-stories-big-weekend

History

RAF Stories Big Weekend: 2 November 2019. History at the University of Plymouth will be hosting one of the national story collecting events taking place around the country, capturing local stories relating to the Royal Air Force.

Over the microscope

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/invenite/high-hopes

Over the microscope: How 21st century technology is helping our researchers unlock the secrets of a 17th century masterpiece.

Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest; yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum? Exploring the truth behind the pirate stereotype

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-history/piracy-and-privateering

History

Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest; yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum? From wooden legs to walking the plank, Dr Elaine Murphy unpacks the myths which have influenced our representation of the classic pirate.

One phone call, and the rest is history

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/one-phone-call-and-the-rest-is-history

History graduate Peter Nash outlines his last-minute journey to uni to help reassure prospective students

More pirate than patriot? Examining Sir Francis Drake's legacy of exploration

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-history/elaine-murphy

History

More pirate than patriot? Sir Francis Drake and his legacy of exploration. Dr Elaine Murphy unravels the two sides of the story behind Elizabethan mariner, explorer – and former mayor of Plymouth – Sir Francis Drake.

Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2017 announces winning artists and curators

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/peninsula-arts-film-commission-2017-announces-winning-artists-and-curators

Plymouth University news: Two award-winning artists have been presented with the opportunity to portray their take on our changing understanding of history on film, after winning Peninsula Arts Film Commissions

A life of service out of choice

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/a-life-of-service-out-of-choice

Professor Judith Rowbotham writes about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's life of service and how it was shaped from a very early age

Modern reinventions of tradition: monarchical Lying-in-State

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/modern-reinventions-of-tradition-monarchical-lying-in-state

Professor Judith Rowbotham writes about the history of monarchical Lying-in-State.