Nineteenth-Century Urban Trees: Britain and Europe: Part I

By Paul A. Elliot Paul’s book British Urban Trees: A Social and Cultural History, c. 1800–1914 was published by The White Horse Press in May 2016. As we supposedly strive to distance ourselves from Europe, it is always useful to be reminded how closely intertwined and mutually stimulating British and European cultures have been. The history … More Nineteenth-Century Urban Trees: Britain and Europe: Part I

Steps in Tyne: Walking to know the Flow

By Leona J. Skelton Leona’s book, Tyne after Tyne will be published by The White Horse Press in March 2017.  People have been enjoying north-east England’s River Tyne for centuries. Thomas Bewick, the renowned eighteenth-century engraver and author of A History of British Birds (1797), was raised on the south bank of the Tyne at Cherryburn near … More Steps in Tyne: Walking to know the Flow

The Estonian Environmental History Scene: publications, exhibitions, outreach

[reproduced from the ESEH society pages in Environment and History 22(4) (2016)] by Kadri Tüür, Coordinator, KAJAK (Estonian Centre for Environmental History), Tallinn University Kadri Tuur     The Estonian Centre for Environmental History (KAJAK) was established in 2011. Slowly but steadily, the habit of incorporating environmental perspectives into ‘classical’ historical research has gained a footing in Estonia. Ecocriticism … More The Estonian Environmental History Scene: publications, exhibitions, outreach