Work

On 7 July 2015, Helen gave a lunchtime lecture to the Rotary Club of Cambridge, entitled 'Nazis at the Leys: British public school exchange programmes with the Third Reich'. The lecture explored the exchanges which took place between the National Political Education Institutes (Napolas) and a number of British public schools during the 1930s, including The Leys School in Cambridge.
The talk was one in a series of general-interest lectures hosted by the Club throughout the year, and was well attended by local Rotarians.Read more...
Guest lecture, presented to the Rotary Club of Cambridge, 7 July 2015.Read more...
Guest lecture, presented to the Forschungskolloquium der Abteilung Historische Bildungsforschung, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 4 June 2015.Read more...
Presented at a conference entitled 'ExpertInnen Workshop: Die Klosterkammer in der NS-Zeit - Relevante Fragen, Quellenlage, vorläufige Thesen', Institut für Didaktik der Demokratie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 17 April 2015.Read more...
Presented at an international conference on Challenges in the History of Childhood, Queen Mary, University of London, 16 January 2015.Read more...

From 27th September 2014 to 18th January 2015, a selection of editions from Helen's comprehensive collection of Prussian cadet-school literature were recently displayed as part of an exhibition at Durham University's Palace Green Library, entitled 'Books for Boys: Heroism, Adventure and Empire at the Dawn of the First World War'.Read more...

On 18 November 2014, Helen gave a lecture, entitled 'When the Nazis came to Dauntsey's', to the 4th and 5th Form History Society and other interested members of the school community at Dauntsey's School, West Lavington, Wiltshire.
Dick Hargreaves, a ninety-five-year-old former pupil who participated in the exchange programme, was also present.Read more...
Presented at a conference on War, Travel, Travel Writing, University of East Anglia, 29 November 2014.Read more...
Guest lecture, presented to the 4th and 5th form History Society, Dauntsey's School, 18 November 2014.Read more...
Presented at the Modern German History Workshop, University of Cambridge, 17 November 2014.Read more...