Some years ago, Jenni Hyde found herself sitting in the British Library reading room looking at a seventeenth-century jigge. Probably…
We have published several blogs on what the documents on Civil War Petitions can reveal about the medical history of…
As part of the 'Battle-Scarred' Summer School held at Merton College in July 2022, the Civil War Petitions team issued…
In a previous blog, David Appleby described how the Civil War Petitions team often agonized over which claimants to military…
From 10 to 15 July 2022, the Civil War Petitions team ran a residential summer school at Oxford’s historic Merton…
In an earlier blogpost on the Civil War Petitions website, David Appleby charted the tenacious efforts of a maimed soldier,…
A siege is one of the cruellest forms of warfare. It turns neighbourhoods into warzones and terrorises local communities. Inside…
The figure of Oliver Cromwell looms large over the history of the Civil Wars. The working farmer who rose to…
It is the job of historians to read all sources critically, an especially important consideration when examining sources from the…
Whilst our project showcases the petitions for welfare penned for the war widows of officers and soldiers, it touches less…