Thomas Hardy’s little-known Christmas story for children (with a happy ending)
Tudor England shunned ‘festive fatigue’ for three-month Christmas celebrations
Those who are beginning to suffer from ‘festive fatigue’ may want to spare a thought for those who lived in the Tudor times – when Christmas celebrations ran for three months.
Exeter City’s incredible history brought to life in new stand
Exeter City’s incredible history has been brought to life in the club’s new Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand thanks to the efforts of academics, volunteers, fans and former players.
Experts trace remarkable history of colonial Indian wildlife paintings
The mysterious origins of remarkable paintings of Indian wildlife are no longer shrouded in mystery thanks to detective work by experts around the world.
Are Frankenstein and Dracula Blood Brothers?
In Hollywood films, Frankenstein’s monster (or ‘Being’) usually appears as a shambling zombie. Count Dracula is sleek and sophisticated. Though they have often appeared on double bills, they are very different monsters – or are they?
Award-winning author Kamila Shamsie to speak at University’s Creative Dialogues series
Award-winning author Kamila Shamsie will be the next guest in Exeter’s event series Creative Dialogues on Thursday 18 October.
Victorians enjoyed rudimentary version of Netflix, new research shows
Victorian families were able to enjoy their own version of Netflix by utilising an early form of ‘pay-per-view’ entertainment to while away winter evenings, new research has found.
See the magic of Victorian “magic” lanterns come alive at Exeter show
Beautiful Victorian images can be seen in spectacular style using a rare magic lantern at a special one-off show in Exeter.
Forgotten Lancashire poems written during misery of cotton famine found
Hundreds of moving poems written by desperate Lancashire cotton workers facing hunger and homelessness because of the American Civil War have been uncovered by experts.
University of Exeter authors honoured by Royal Society of Literature
Two University of Exeter authors have been named by the prestigious Royal Society of Literature
British film industry no better at including women in key roles than Hollywood, research launched at Cannes shows
More than half of British films had no or just one woman in key production roles, new research shows.
The Female Romantic poets who used opium for its “tranquilising power”
In the Romantic period, a generation of women writers were also habitual users of opium, and wrote extolling its “calming” properties in their writing, new research has found.
New poetry inspired by Cornish author William Golding revealed on World Book Day
New poems by a University of Exeter expert – revealed on World Book Day - were inspired by the works of Cornish author William Golding and discoveries about the lives of Neanderthal communities.
Fragile images of Devon on show for the first time in a century
Thousands of fragile and irreplaceable images of Devon have been preserved for future generations to see thanks to University of Exeter experts.