The practice of castration dates way back to before recorded human history, and has been used by various societies for mainly religious and social reasons ever since. Many countries are familiar with cases of castration but in particular, countries in Southern and Eastern Asia, as well as Africa. Both female and male castrations have been Continue Reading
Changelings, Possession and Exorcism
It is the stuff of horror films everywhere: A changeling switched by evil fairies to wreak havoc in the human world. A woman gone mad, possessed by an evil spirit and the ritual of exorcism used to rid her body of it. But these common Hollywood themes have deep historical origins. They are rooted in Continue Reading
Peer Mentoring Update
Hello everyone and welcome back from reading week! We hope you have all had a great time doing plenty of reading (or plenty of nothing!) while you have been off of Uni. Now that you are all back, pressure may be starting to rise as assignments are building and deadlines are growing nearer and Continue Reading
Interview with Linda Briggs
An acquaintance of Prince William; a member of a choral choir that has regularly appeared on the BBC – what else don’t we know about Dr Linda Briggs? As those of you with an ear for accents will already know, and have had the pleasure of meeting her, Dr Briggs hails from Scotland (I feel Continue Reading
Half Time Team Talk
This year saw the return of the History Society’s football and netball team, with the new additions of a hockey and cricket team. For both the football and the netball team it certainly is a new era, as most of the players have graduated and left this illustrious society. For the football team it was Continue Reading