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History: What it is and isn’t - Dan Kaszeta in the History Room

by Gladstones Library | Wednesday, 20th March 2024

History: What it is and isn’t

An article by Dan Kazseta, Writer in Residence in February and March 2024 and author of Toxic.

"History is not simply chronology and stenography, although those are basic building blocks. The uninitiated claim that “you can’t rewrite history” but that is literally not true. History is more than chronology, but even sometimes the chronology is wrong and has to get updated. History is also more than single-perspective accounts..."




Getting to Know Our Guests

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 15th March 2024

The puzzle is progressing, though Dan describes the Demotic section as ‘tetchy’.


    Gladfest is on holiday in 2024

    by Rhian Waller | Friday, 12th January 2024

    Thanks to a £777,246 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) Covid-19 Response Fund, our focus in 2024 will be on making major repairs to our historic Library.




      Remembering Sara

      by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 19th December 2023

      Christmas is a time for remembering. Here, we remember a particular Friend to the Library. In mid-October, one of our supporters Joseph Boughey led a Remembrance Event for his beloved wife, Sara Richards, at the Library.


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