Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour, Winterbourne House is a unique heritage attraction – set within seven acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre, Winterbourne is a hidden gem – home to beautiful antiques and over 6,000 plant species from around the world. Wander along the woodland walk, stroll […]
Read moreSaint-Domingue (now Haiti) was the richest colony in the French Empire in the 18th century. Columbus visited the island of Hispaniola in 1492 and described great flocks of parrots darkening the skies. By the time the French engineer René Gabriel de Rabié (1717-85) arrived in 1742, the environment had been impacted by the intensive agriculture […]
Read moreFor this symposium we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. The speakers have been drawn from individuals registered for PhD programmes or within 3 years of being awarded their doctorate. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 15-20 minute papers with a […]
Read moreConor’s recently published biography of William Henry Hudson (1841–1922) Finding W. H. Hudson: The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds (Pelagic Publishing, 2023, ISBN-13: 978-1784273286) reveals how this unschooled, impoverished, battle-scarred emigrant from Argentina to Britain in the mid-Victorian era came to be so influential in the creation of the Royal […]
Read moreZSL Library contains a wide range of books and journals on all types of animals and their conservation. It has: More than 200,000 volumes & 5,000 journal titles Archives of ZSL Books dating from 16th century to the present, ranging from popular to technical Special collection relating to information on zoos The ZSL drawings and prints […]
Read moreAbstracts for 20-minute papers should be submitted to Dr Elle Larsson, Meetings Secretary at: meetings@shnh.org.uk. Please include a title, an abstract (up to 250 words) and a speaker biography (up to 100 words). The deadline for submission is 17 March 2023. Successful papers will be selected to cover a range of topics and on the […]
Read moreFor this meeting we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 20 minute papers with a shared session for questions at the end of each session. Please see the programme below. Programme 13 June 9:15 – […]
Read moreZSL Library contains a wide range of books and journals on all types of animals and their conservation. It has: More than 200,000 volumes & 5,000 journal titles Archives of ZSL Books dating from 16th century to the present, ranging from popular to technical Special collection relating to information on zoos The ZSL drawings and prints […]
Read moreFor this symposium we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. The speakers have been drawn from individuals registered for PhD programmes or within 3 years of being awarded their doctorate. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 15-20 minute papers with a […]
Read moreCharles Darwin’s name is so famous, still so constantly invoked in debates on evolution, society, and religion, that the man himself is easily overlooked. Darwin’s letters sit alongside his famous publications, providing a more rounded, personal view of Darwin. A prolific correspondent, he wrote and received over 15,000 letters in his lifetime. Cambridge University Library’s […]
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