In conversation with the History department’s latest addition
Comets and omens
The meteorite crash in Russia last month served as a reminder to us that there is an entire universe of activity out there. Fortunately, we have the technology and knowledge to understand these things. With the exception of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic party, who insisted that the meteorite was detritus Continue Reading
History of space travel
The recent sending of a monkey into space by Iran might sound like figment of the delusional mind of Karl Pilkington at first glance, but it did actually occur. In doing so, Iran joined a significant list of nations who have gleefully sent our simian chums into space over the years, although Continue Reading
What are the old team up to now?
We got in touch with some of last year’s Manchester Historian team and found out what post-undergraduate life has brought them… Florence Holmes, co-creator of the Manchester Historian and one of the editors from last year’s team kept on rolling after University has ended. Just nine days after completing her degree she started a twelve Continue Reading