{"id":13,"date":"2024-10-04T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/template\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-11-05T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:15:12","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull no-mb\" style=\"min-height:507px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#353637\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/294\/2022\/07\/FCH.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 88%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 88%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/FCH.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/FCH-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/FCH-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/FCH-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/FCH-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">History<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Discovering, debating and interpreting the past.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 43%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">This is a blog which provides a forum for the students and staff of History at University of Gloucestershire. Here, we\u2019ll post news on our teaching, student experiences, research, publications, resources, events, and anything else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d7af6e26 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\"><strong>CTA button<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/294\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1-1024x624.jpeg);background-position:73% 37%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/294\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1-1024x624.jpeg\" alt=\"Students talking on Pittville campus\" class=\"wp-image-129 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1-1024x624.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1-768x468.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/Apply-22-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Discover more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex 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https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/teamglos-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/teamglos-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/teamglos-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2022\/07\/teamglos-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e58790e60362fd367ef10b23bc42292\">Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Meet our teaching staff at University of Gloucestershire.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center 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from UoG or beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/get-involved\/\"><strong>Get in touch<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Latest posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Below is a query block that pulls in different posts. You can filter posts by categories, tags, and how many you want to display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-debenhams tag-events tag-gloucester tag-history tag-illustration tag-uog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2026\/03\/05\/memories-of-debenhams-reflected-histories-a-department-store-of-the-imagination\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Memories of Debenhams \/ Reflected Histories: A Department Store of the Imagination\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2026\/03\/image-1-1536x646.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">Memories of Debenhams \/ Reflected Histories: A Department Store of the Imagination<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In this post Dr Ed Barrett, a former postgraduate student at the University of Gloucestershire, discusses his work and exhibition which will take place from 13th to 27th March in<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2026\/03\/05\/memories-of-debenhams-reflected-histories-a-department-store-of-the-imagination\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T12:06:12+00:00\">5 March 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3728 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-postgraduate-profiles tag-cheltenham tag-history tag-local-history tag-memory tag-second-world-war tag-wwii\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2025\/12\/15\/the-85th-anniversary-of-cheltenhams-deadliest-bombing-raids\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20250714_124613_Outlook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"the 85th Anniversary of Cheltenham&#8217;s deadliest bombing raids\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20250714_124613_Outlook.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20250714_124613_Outlook-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20250714_124613_Outlook-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20250714_124613_Outlook-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">the 85th Anniversary of Cheltenham&#8217;s deadliest bombing raids<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This post comes from postgraduate History student David Morgan. David also works at the Holst Victorian House in Cheltenham, and is on the committee of the Gloucestershire branch of the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2025\/12\/15\/the-85th-anniversary-of-cheltenhams-deadliest-bombing-raids\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-15T10:30:00+00:00\">15 December 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-alumni-stories category-postgraduate-profiles\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2025\/12\/05\/celebrating-our-graduates-and-prize-winners\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1115\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Cara-e1764935530508.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celebrating our graduates and prize winners\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Cara-e1764935530508.jpeg 1115w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Cara-e1764935530508-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Cara-e1764935530508-1024x728.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2025\/12\/Cara-e1764935530508-768x546.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1115px) 100vw, 1115px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">Celebrating our graduates and prize winners<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Graduation took place on 20th November at the Cheltenham Racecourse for our History Class of 2025. 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