Category: Student Zone
Gretel Bergmann~An International Olympic Contender...
Posted by Lisa Jenkel | Sep 28, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics, Sport & Politics, Student Zone | 0
Sports Migration during National Socialism:Reasons...
Posted by Lisa Jenkel | Aug 31, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics, Student Zone, Tennis | 0
University of Chester Student work ~ Introduction...
Posted by Claire Robinson | Jun 25, 2020 | Student Zone, University of Chester | 0
Sylvia Gore: Football Pioneer
Posted by Sean Kelly | Aug 20, 2018 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Manchester Metropolitan Uni, Student Zone | 0
Jimmy Murphy: The Unsung Hero of Manchester United
Posted by Steve Atkinson | Apr 2, 2018 | Football, Manchester Metropolitan Uni, Student Zone | 1
Martha Jacob
First Female Foreign Coach in the UK
The Odyssey of an Uprooted Athlete and Physical Education Teacher through Europe.
by Lisa Jenkel | Oct 5, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Student Zone | 0
To read the earlier articles in this series by Lisa please click on the links below Part 1 –...
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~An International Olympic Contender~
The ‘Bitter Awakening from the Wonderful Dream’ of Attending the Olympic Games
by Lisa Jenkel | Sep 28, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics, Sport & Politics, Student Zone | 0
To read the earlier articles in this series by Lisa please click on the links below Part 1 –...
Read MoreSports Migration during National Socialism:
Reasons and Research on the Emigration of Jewish Athletes from Germany after 1933
by Lisa Jenkel | Aug 31, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Gender and Sport, Olympics, Student Zone, Tennis | 0
“Thousands have emigrated from our ranks in recent years, some have already become champions in a...
Read MoreThe Theatres That Transformed Llandudno
by Chloe Elen Rawlingson | Jun 25, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0
The development of Llandudno was planned in 1849 on land owned by the Hon. E.M.I Mostyn.1 By 1860...
Read MoreWhat was the Reaction to the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in the 10 Years that Followed?
by Harry Morgan | Jun 25, 2020 | Archival Research, Football, Student Zone, Team Sports, University of Chester | 0
On the 15th April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans went to watch the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham...
Read More‘A village falling into decay’ – How Dunoon Became a Popular Holiday Resort for the People of Glasgow.Â
by Imogen Allen | Jun 25, 2020 | Archival Research, Student Zone, The Great Outdoors, University of Chester | 0
Introduction Dunoon, is now the largest town on the Cowal Peninsular, however, in 1822, Hugh...
Read MoreA Discussion of the Reactions to the Youth Music Sub-Cultures of Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s.
by Lydia Robinson | Jun 25, 2020 | Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0
When we were given the chance to research any area of leisure history, I decided to choose this...
Read MoreDancing in 19th and 20th Century Britain
by Olivia Ignatowicz | Jun 25, 2020 | Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0
For my recent university project, I had to produce an A3 poster about a specific leisure trend in...
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Student work ~ Introduction
by Claire Robinson | Jun 25, 2020 | Student Zone, University of Chester | 0
These posts are the work of second year undergraduate students in the department of History and...
Read MoreWelcome to the Student Zone
by Margaret Roberts | May 28, 2020 | Student Zone | 0
Every field of study is dependant for its long-term viability on its ability to enthuse and...
Read MoreSylvia Gore: Football Pioneer
by Sean Kelly | Aug 20, 2018 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Gender and Sport, Manchester Metropolitan Uni, Student Zone | 0
Sylvia Gore was born in Prescot, Merseyside, on the 25th November 1944 and is most famous for...
Read MoreJimmy Murphy: The Unsung Hero of Manchester United
by Steve Atkinson | Apr 2, 2018 | Football, Manchester Metropolitan Uni, Student Zone | 1
Jimmy Murphy will be a name not known by many but like most unsung heroes in sport that have been...
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