Manchester Historian

The Mexican Revolution through Pictures, by Liam York

The Mexican Revolution was a hugely significant moment in modern Mexican history. By 1911, the 34-year dictatorial rule from the Porfirian regime had come to an end, eventually overthrown at the Battle of Ciudad Juárez by a group of revolutionaries, thrusting the country into a decade of social unrest, uprising and uncertainty. Despite this defining moment in Mexican history, it is often hard to reduce the revolution to a singular driver. Political leaders like Francisco Madero represent bourgeois sentiment, yet populist figures like Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa and Emiliano Zapata played a significant role in mobilising the agrarian classes. What can we learn from the photography of the revolution?

What led to the 19th Century Gaelic Revival? By Erin Kilker

The Gaelic revival refers to the revival of interest in the Irish language and Irish Gaelic culture. While this broad movement emerged as early as the 1840s, it rapidly gained traction in the late nineteenth century. A variety of organisations espoused this revival, for example by promoting Gaelic literature or traditional sports.

St Cuthbert’s Coffin: Devotion in Runic and Roman Lettering, by Catrin Haberfield

In 698 A.D., eleven years after his death, St Cuthbert’s body was exhumed and found to be incorrupt. Removed from its subterranean stone sarcophagus in St Peter’s Church, on the monastery island of Lindisfarne, the body was then transferred into a new oak coffin and placed above ground next to the altar. Almost 200 years later, in 875 A.D., this coffin was evacuated from Lindisfarne and for seven years carried across Northumbria by monks evading Danish armies.

Category: University

Solving the enigma

Posted On 1st October 20112nd December 2012 By Jenny Ho

A glimpse at the tragic, heroic but often forgotten life of one of Britain’s wartime heroes.

Category: University

The legend of the library

Posted On 1st October 20112nd December 2012 By Jenny Ho

We all spend hours in the library, but how much do we know about its namesake?

Category: Editors' Notes

Issue 1

Posted On 12th April 201127th February 2013 By Jenny Ho

Hello and welcome to the brand new history departmental newspaper; The Manchester Historian. We’re really excited about this new project, which will hopefully continue long after the three of us have graduated! Essentially, we wanted to establish a History community, and use the paper as a tool to promote stronger ties between students, staff, the Continue Reading

Category: History in Culture

Manchester’s hidden history

Posted On 10th April 201127th February 2013 By Jenny Ho

A look at our city’s historical hotspots.

Category: Features

The “phallacy” of Pompeii

Posted On 1st April 20112nd December 2012 By Jenny Ho

The eruption of Pompeii is one of classical civilisation’s most documented events. This article uncovers the secret sexuality embedded in Roman society.

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