Best The Leeds Library Podcasts (2025)

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Tales from The Leeds Library: Special Oral History Episode with Judith Pickard 33:09

2+ y ago33:09

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In this special episode of Tales from The Leeds Library, Archive Assistant Niimi Day Gough and Assistant Librarian Anna Goodridge interview our longest subscribing member. Miss Judith Pickard became a member in 1952 - which, at the time, required references and a share certificate (viewable on our social medias @theleedslibrary)! To celebrate her 7…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E12 author Sarah Brooks 48:05

3y ago48:05

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For the final episode of season 2 of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to author Sarah Brooks about her upcoming debut novel A Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands, if less is more in sci-fi and speculative fiction, bringing myth into her work and being taught by George R.R. Martin. We also discuss the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writin…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E11 Jed Aitchison from Buy Nowt LS6 57:31

3y ago57:31

57:31

This week's episode of Tales from The Leeds Library features a conversation with Jed Aitchison from Buy Nowt LS6. We talk to Jed about libraries, but not as we know them: instead of lending books Buy Nowt LS6 lends things. We also discuss sustainability and the ethos behind the Library of Things movement, some of the weirder objects available for b…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E10 Yvonne Battle-Felton, author 1:19:43

3y ago1:19:43

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This week we talk to author Yvonne Battle-Felton about growing up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, completing a PhD while raising three children, the differences between writing for children and writing for adults and what you can learn about writing in universities vs the school of life. We also talk in depth about her Women's Prize for Fiction sho…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E9 Librarian Ann Sproat and Archivist Errin Hussey from the Henry Moore Institute 53:23

3y ago53:23

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In today’s episode, we talk to Librarian Ann Sproat and Archivist Errin Hussey from the Henry Moore Institute. We discuss art archives in the digital age, how libraries and archives acquire new material, what does and doesn't count as sculpture and the difficulties of deciding how to order an archive. Henry Moore Institute: https://www.henry-moore.…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E8 Anna the Assistant Librarian and Niimi, the Archives Assistant 36:52

3y ago36:52

36:52

In today's episode, we talk to Niimi, the Archives Assistant and Anna, the Assistant Librarian, about The Leeds Library's archive. Anna has been working for the library for over 20 years and has a strong understanding of the archive, while Niimi has only been with us for a few months. Together we discuss the reasons we have an archive in the first …

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E7 Lisa di Tommaso, Librarian at The Morrab Library 45:59

3y ago45:59

45:59

Lisa from fellow independent library The Morrab talks to us about a career in libraries, the trials and tribulations of independent library life and keeping the Morrab running over lockdown. We discuss the Morrab's extensive Cornish collection; 3,000 books printed in the 16th-18th centuries; manuscripts relating to various local families; long runs…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E6 Cheryl from The Little Bookshop 51:16

3y ago51:16

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This week we talk to Cheryl who runs The Little Bookshop in Chapel Allerton about what makes us fall in love with reading, what inspires young readers, and why it is important to focus on building diverse and inclusive collections for children and young adults. We also talk about the day to day logistics of running a bookshop and the joys and hards…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E5 Feat. collections librarian at Leeds Arts University, Aoife Larkin 49:48

3y ago49:48

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We talk to Aoife Larkin about artist books and books as artefacts, Leeds Arts University's special collections and some of the more unusual volumes it holds, and issues of conservation in historic collections. Aoife worked for a long time at fellow independent library The Portico in Manchester, and we discuss her work there as well as some of the i…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E4 Feat. poet and The Leeds Library marketing and communications officer, Ian Harker 30:27

3y ago30:27

30:27

This week we talk to poet and new staff member at The Leeds Library Ian Harker. Ian joined the Library as the Marketing and Communications Officer a month ago, and we discuss the exciting projects that will be taking place in the Library over the next few months. We also talk about Ian’s background in writing and the Leeds poetry and literature sce…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E3 Feat. writer, broadcaster and musician Peter Spafford 52:36

3y ago52:36

52:36

In this episode, we have a conversation with Peter Spafford, a musician, author, broadcaster and writer organiser. We talk to Peter about his role at Chapel FM as the director of words. We also discuss the work Peter has done in poetry, tv and radio plays to see what inspired Peter to be a creative that has experience in so many mediums. The Openin…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E2 Feat. poet theologian Hannah Stone 1:09:19

3y ago1:09:19

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Hannah Stone, a theologian and poet. We talk with Hannah about her experience with poetry and making her extensive collection of works. As well as her experiences getting published and how she leads a community of like-minded individuals at the Leeds library in her Friday lunch club: Nowt but Verse. The …

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Tales From The Leeds Library S2E1 Feat. Professor in the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities and Director of the Centre for Culture and the Arts at Leeds Beckett University, Susan Watkins 42:31

3y ago42:31

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Welcome back to Tales from The Leeds Library! Kicking off our second season is a fascinating conversation with Susan Watkins. We talk about her work on contemporary women's post-apocalyptic fiction and what post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction can tell us about our current world. We also discuss the posthuman, women and aging and why, when we so …

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Winter Hook Lecture 2021 – Thinking about Faith and the Climate, What do we want to sustain?

3+ y ago

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Our Winter Hook Lecture 2021 brought to you with the title of – Thinking about Faith and the Climate, What do we want to sustain? Delivered by Dr Carmody Grey live at Leeds Minster was insightful and thought provoking. This fascinating lecture both inspired, questioned and challenged our thinking and provides reflections post COP26. https://lcileed…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E12 Feat. Director of Heritage Corner and the Leeds Black History Walk Joe Williams 57:44

3+ y ago57:44

57:44

For the final episode of season one of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to actor/writer and director of Heritage Corner and Leeds Black History Walk Joe Williams. We talk about Joe’s life and work, black history in Leeds, and the importance of engaging with local history through creativity and the arts. Heritage Corner Leeds: https://heritageco…

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Poetry reading by Diane Pacitti

3+ y ago

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We were delighted to have Bronte Poetry Award winner Diane Pacitti join us for poetry and a book club discussion on The Ungrateful Refugee. Here Diane shares some of her poems with us in the context of the themes around the book which are from her anthology, Dark Angelic Mills written while she was poet in residence at Bradford Cathedral. The colle…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E11 Feat. author Frances Brody 43:37

3+ y ago43:37

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In this episode, we have a conversation with the author of the only novel ever set in The Leeds Library. We talk with Frances Brody, author of the gripping Kate Shackleton series of detective fiction, about her life in libraries both here on Leeds and across the UK and the US. Frances’s website: https://frances-brody.com/ Find Frances on Twitter @F…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E10 Feat. Assistant Librarian at The Leeds Library Anna Goodridge 52:40

3+ y ago52:40

52:40

Like all good historic buildings, The Leeds Library has a ghost. In this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we discuss the haunting of the library with our resident paranormal expert and assistant librarian Anna Goodridge. Anna’s ASSAP talk on the ghost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ixm-O1SPA The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's …

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E9 Feat. author Chris Nickson 56:16

3+ y ago56:16

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In this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to author Chris Nickson about his life as a music journalist in America, the changing face of Leeds over the years, and the importance of historical research and veracity in his own historical fiction. We also discuss Chris’s latest book in his DI Inspector Tom Harper series: Brass Lives. Chri…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E8 Feat. Professor in English and Director of Research for the School of Cultural Humanities at Leeds Beckett University, Ruth Robbins 56:34

3+ y ago56:34

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In this week’s episode of Tales from the Leeds Library we talk to Ruth Robbins – professor in English and Director of Research for the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities at Leeds Beckett University. We talk to her about her research specialisms in the late Victorian era and the work she has done on The Leeds Library’s own Victorian fiction c…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E7 Feat. local historian, photographer, Leeds Echoes host, Shaun Page 30:07

3+ y ago30:07

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This week’s Tales from The Leeds Library episode features a conversation with Shaun Page, a local historian photographer, and host of the Leeds Echoes podcast. Shaun talked to us about the importance of local history, the use of new technologies in arts, culture and heritage, and the joys of living in Burley. Shaun’s Website: https://www.warehouse6…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E6 Feat. bookbinder Brian Cole 55:30

3+ y ago55:30

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Brian Cole has worked extensively with The Leeds Library’s collection as a conservator and bookbinder. In this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we discuss the history of bookbinding, and the shape of the trade in the UK today. We discuss his book Aspire to the Beautiful and Brian also takes us through some of the different bookbinding techni…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E5 Feat. author, poet and Reader in Postcolonial Literature at Leeds Beckett University, Emily Zobel Marshall 55:12

3+ y ago55:12

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The latest episode of Tales from The Leeds Library features Dr Emily Zobel Marshall - Author, poet and Reader in Postcolonial Literature at Leeds Beckett University. We talk about Emily's work with Carnival, her work with the charity Remember Oluwale and their planned memorial sculpture garden featuring work by artist Yinka Shonibare. We also talk …

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E4 Feat. Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library, Louisa Yates 1:00:05

3+ y ago1:00:05

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In this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to Louisa Yates, Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library and visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester. We talk about the collection and her work at Gladstone’s Library, the importance of preserving independent libraries and their future – particularly how digital tech…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E3 Feat. Librarian of The Leeds Library, Jane Riley 33:37

3+ y ago33:37

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E3 Feat. Jane Riley Jane Riley has been The Leeds Library’s librarian since 2015 and for this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to her about the collection and its history, the gems of the collection including The Leeds Library’s oldest book, the issues facing libraries housing historic collections, and …

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E2 Feat. poet James Nash 35:34

3+ y ago35:34

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E2 Feat. James Nash In this episode of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to poet James Nash. We discuss his chosen form - the sonnet, how art influences life and life influences art, and his recent collection of poetry entitled A Bench for Billie Holiday. We also discuss James’ longstanding relationship with The Le…

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E1 Feat. Kevin Grady, President of The Leeds Library + Fiona Gell, Marketing and Communications Officer 48:40

3+ y ago48:40

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Tales From The Leeds Library S1E1 Feat. Kevin Grady + Fiona Gell To Launch Tales from The Leeds Library: The Leeds Library’s new podcast series we have a conversation streamed live from the Old Librarian’s Office with president of The Leeds Library Kevin Grady and Communications Officer Fiona Gell. We talk to Kevin about the early history of the li…

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Christianity, Nature & Mental Health: Possibilities and Pitfalls

4y ago

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We were delighted to welcome Tasia Scrutton, Associate Professor at University of Leeds at the School for Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, at our event for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. If you missed the event or want to listen again (it’s well worth hearing twice) here’s a recording of Tasia talking about some of the possibilities…

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Dr David Edwards (UCC). The other history of the Tudor conquest: Martial law in sixteenth-century Ireland 44:35

6+ y ago44:35

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Opening plenary address at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference by Dr David Edwards (UCC): 'The other history of the Tudor conquest: Martial law in sixteenth-century Ireland'By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Deana Rankin (Royal Holloway, University of London). Borderlines: Gender, genre and geography in seventeenth-century Ireland. 55:23

6+ y ago55:23

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Closing plenary address at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference by Dr Deana Rankin (RHUL), 'Borderlines: Gender, genre and geography in seventeenth-century Ireland'By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Simon Egan (UCC). An Unwelcome Inheritance: The House of York, the Wider Gaelic World, and the Tudor Succession. 23:02

6+ y ago23:02

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Dr Simon Egan (UCC) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'An Unwelcome Inheritance: The House of York, the Wider Gaelic World, and the Tudor Succession'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Darren McGettigan. An Anonymous Sermon made in opposition to King Henry VIIIs Reformation recorded in Donegal in 1539. 21:17

6+ y ago21:17

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'An Anonymous Sermon made in opposition to King Henry VIII's Reformation recorded in Donegal in 1539. Can the Franciscan Friar who gave it be identified.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Hannah Coates (University of Leeds). Beyond "Faction": Sir Francis Walsingham's Irish Patronage, c. 1574-90. 20:26

6+ y ago20:26

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Dr Hannah Coates (Leeds) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: "Beyond "Faction": Sir Francis Walsingham's Irish Patronage, c. 1574-90'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Bethany Marsh (Nottingham). 'Irish' refugees and the nature of migration: an examination of refugee migration after the 1641 Irish rebellion. 18:02

6+ y ago18:02

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Bethany Marsh (Nottingham): 'Irish' refugees and the nature of migration: an examination of refugee migration after the 1641 Irish rebellion.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Naomi McAreavey (University College, Dublin). Portadown, 1641: Memory and the 1641 Depositions. 27:53

6+ y ago27:53

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Dr Naomi McAreavey (UCD) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'Portadown, 1641: Memory and the 1641 Depositions'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Patrick Little (History of Parliament). Ormond and the Invaders: new light on the surrender of Dublin to the English Parliament in 1647. 22:27

6+ y ago22:27

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Dr Patrick Little (History of Parliament): 'Ormond and the Invaders: new light on the surrender of Dublin to the English Parliament in 1647'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Emma Allen (NUIG). Rhetorical Patterns in Statements of Request within Anglophone Women's Petitions in Tudor Ireland. 24:23

6+ y ago24:23

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Emma Allen (NUIG) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'Rhetorical Patterns in Statements of Request within Anglophone Women's Petitions in Tudor Ireland'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr James O'Neill. The women of Tyrone's Rebellion, 1593-1603: a new narrative. 20:46

6+ y ago20:46

20:46

Dr James O'Neill at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'The women of Tyrone's Rebellion, 1593-1603: a new narrative'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Brian Mac Cuarta (ARSI, Rome). Tithes and denominational change in the 1590s: a Wexford woman's dispensation. 24:02

6+ y ago24:02

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Dr Brian Mac Cuarta at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'Tithes and denominational change in the 1590s: a Wexford woman's dispensation'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Archie Cornish (University of Oxford). In neighbourhood of kingdom: personifying Ireland and her rivers in sixteenth century England. 22:25

6+ y ago22:25

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Archie Cornish (Oxford) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: In neighbourhood of kingdom: personifying Ireland and her rivers in sixteenth century England.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Prof. Lee Morrissey (Clemson). Lycidas: A Stuart reading of Ireland (through Spenser's Tudor reading of Ireland). 23:47

6+ y ago23:47

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Prof. Lee Morrissey (Clemson) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference. 'Lycidas: A Stuart reading of Ireland (through Spenser's Tudor reading of Ireland)'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Ramona Wray (QUB) and Prof John McCafferty (UCD) . The Lost Years: Elizabeth Cary in Ireland, 1622-1625 . 23:47

6+ y ago23:47

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Dr Ramona Wray (QUB) and Prof John McCafferty (UCD) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: 'The Lost Years: Elizabeth Cary in Ireland, 1622-1625'.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr David Heffernan (Queen's University, Belfast). The Goldsmiths Company of London and the Plantation of Londonderry under James I . 23:47

6+ y ago23:47

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Dr David Heffernan (Queen's University, Belfast) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Lorna Moloney (NUI Galway). Donough O'Brien: 'The Great Earl': Transforming Thomond, 'the fate of peoples is made like this' . 24:08

6+ y ago24:08

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Lorna Moloney (NUI Galway) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Helen Sonner. David Beers Quinn, Public Historian: Insights from the Quinn Papers in the Library of Congress . 23:18

6+ y ago23:18

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Dr Helen Sonner at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Neil Johnston (The National Archives, UK). Capt. Crispin, the Navy Board and the construction of Charles Fort at Kinsale, 1677-81 . 23:47

6+ y ago23:47

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Dr Neil Johnston (The National Archives, UK) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Prof. Raymond Pierre Hylton (Virginia Union). Not "By Halves": The Calling and Politics of the French Church Ministries in Dublin, 1662-1693 . 23:06

6+ y ago23:06

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Professor Raymond Pierre Hylton (Virginia Union University) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland

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Dr Brendan Kane (Connecticut) and Deirdre Nic Charthaigh (TCD). Leamh: Learn Early Modern Irish - a digital guide to reading and paleography, c. 1200-1650. 16:23

6+ y ago16:23

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A special panel by Dr Brendan Kane (Connecticut) and Deirdre Nic Charthaigh (TCD) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.By Tudor and Stuart Ireland