Author / Nancy Charley
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From Myanmar to Georgia – highlighting the breadth of the Society’s activities
On Thursday 29th June we welcomed Stephen Simmons for a launch of his book, Maymyo Days: Forgotten Lives of a Burma Hill Station. The book relates the forgotten lives of people who summered at…
14 July 2023 -
Working with the Royal Asiatic Society’s Collections
Yesterday evening (Thursday 23rd March) we held a Collections Evening. This is one of the highlights of the year for the Collections Team, librarian, Edward Weech, and myself, Nancy Charley, archivist. The…
24 March 2023 -
Bayly Prize and Biblical Archaeology
Yesterday evening, Thursday 19 January, the Society was delighted to host the prize giving for the 2022 Bayly Prize. The prize was initiated in 2018 to mark the outstanding contribution of Professor…
20 January 2023 -
Events and Awards
Through November and into the beginning of December the Society has been busy with lectures, book launches and the award of the Richard Burton Medal and the RAS Medal for 2019 (delayed…
9 December 2022 -
Celebration [in] Style: A Comparison of Anniversaries at the Royal Asiatic Society
Earlier this month, I, Nancy Charley, presented a paper at the conference for the International Council of Archives’ Section for University and Research Institution Archives. The theme of the conference was Commemoration,…
23 September 2022 -
Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
Instead of the usual blog post this week, we wanted to make space to remember and honour Queen Elizabeth II: The President, Council, members and staff of the Royal Asiatic Society are greatly saddened by…
9 September 2022 -
The Society’s 100th Anniversary in 1923
As well as researching the Society’s past, and its collections for the forthcoming exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, I am also researching the past anniversaries of the Society to present a paper…
12 August 2022 -
The Approach of the Royal Asiatic Society’s Anniversary
Often when I, Nancy Charley, write the blog post I include information of some anniversary – either commemorating the birth or death of a person who has been involved with the Royal…
29 July 2022 -
Journal, Book Launches and Reviews
This week’s blog begins with an update from the Archivist: I am currently creating the catalogue for the records of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. It has been interesting to…
15 July 2022 -
The Ottoman Sultan, Ali Raja Bibi of Kannur, and Compass Bearings
The three titles in the heading do not seem to have a lot in common. Two are people but from different parts of the world, and the other is a generic term.…
4 March 2022
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