Vegetarianism in World War One

Written by Alexandra Medcalf. Before finding these documents, I had never considered the difficulties of rationing for vegetarians. Of course, we are all familiar with the fact of rationing in this country during the Second World War, but careful management of the country’s food supply was also necessary during World War One. After the country … Continue reading Vegetarianism in World War One

Football in the Archives

Written by Alexandra Medcalf As the University of York’s Chancellor Greg Dyke has just been appointed the new Director of the Football Association we thought it would be appropriate to investigate football in the archive. Although many people think of football as a nineteenth-century invention, this was simply when different versions were codified into the modern sports (for example, … Continue reading Football in the Archives