All Outputs (9)

London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war (2024)
Thesis
Dyball, R. (2024). London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4706378

The modern history of London, and ultimately its transformation into a global or world city, can be told through its transformative shocks. Here, the focus will be on the Great Fire of 1666, the Great Stink of 1858, and the Blitz of the Second World... Read More about London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war.

'Not quickly cleansed' Bids for Freedom by Former Slaves in Mombasa and the Coastal Strip of Kenya (2023)
Thesis
Farah, F. (2023). 'Not quickly cleansed' Bids for Freedom by Former Slaves in Mombasa and the Coastal Strip of Kenya. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571172

My research deals with slavery and its legacies in Mombasa, Kenya. The ethnic tensions that exist today in Mombasa have their roots in two historical legacies, slavery and colonialism. Seeds of inequalities planted during those two periods still dict... Read More about 'Not quickly cleansed' Bids for Freedom by Former Slaves in Mombasa and the Coastal Strip of Kenya.

Second-Generation Voices of the Polish and Ukrainian Diaspora in Northern Britain, 1948-1998 (2023)
Thesis
Grombir, F. (2022). Second-Generation Voices of the Polish and Ukrainian Diaspora in Northern Britain, 1948-1998. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4425243

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of migrants came to rebuild post-war Britain. The arrival of the so-called Windrush generation presented, in the words of Trevor Phillips, the irresistible rise of multi-racial... Read More about Second-Generation Voices of the Polish and Ukrainian Diaspora in Northern Britain, 1948-1998.

Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull (2019)
Thesis
Harrison, T. P. (2019). Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269960

[From the introduction:] This thesis explores capital punishment from 1700-1934 in one English locality, Hull. A series of questions are addressed throughout this dissertation in order to understand the role of the criminal justice system in Hull. T... Read More about Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull.

The role of the Royal Navy in the support and advancement of British slavery, c.1782- 1808 : a study of the unsaid and unseen (2019)
Thesis
Pooley, M. A. (2019). The role of the Royal Navy in the support and advancement of British slavery, c.1782- 1808 : a study of the unsaid and unseen. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4270561

Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull (2019)
Thesis
Chilman, J. (2019). Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269920

This is a study about the responses of the law courts, police and social reformers in Kingston upon Hull in the nineteenth century to the ‘problem’ of female sexual immorality, crime and deviance, uncovering the considerable concerns and gendered ide... Read More about Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull.

The earls Of Edward III 1330-60 : comital power in mid-fourteenth century England (2018)
Thesis
Raven, M. (2018). The earls Of Edward III 1330-60 : comital power in mid-fourteenth century England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4398551

The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940 (2018)
Thesis
Raffal, H. (2018). The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508185

Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of over 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940, has been widely studied there has, however, been little analysis of the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe’s operations during the evacuation. This... Read More about The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940.

British policy towards the French republic in 1848 (1984)
Thesis
Petler, D. N. (1984). British policy towards the French republic in 1848. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4408224

The revolutions of 1848, which were sparked off by the overthrow of Louis Philippe and the establishment of the Second French Republic, destroyed the existing balance of power in Europe, increased the likelihood of a major war, and exacerbated the un... Read More about British policy towards the French republic in 1848.