‘The necklace of her kingdom’: Elizabeth I and Cambridge
In August 1564 – 450 years ago this month – Queen Elizabeth I visited Cambridge for the first time during her reign. The town was […]
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‘Swear by the slain of the War that you’ll never forget’: Siegfried Sassoon’s First World War Poems in Context
The First World War was one of the defining conflicts of European history. On 4 August 1914, the date when Britain entered the War, a […]
Continue reading »The cyclist as hero: Harry Graf Kessler and private press books
This guest post, written by Dr Jaap Harskamp (formerly Curator of Dutch & Flemish collections at the British Library, who is now working on the […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 1 day to go!
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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In just seven days the Tour de France will be in Cambridge. In honour of this event, the Special Collections blog will, over the next […]
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