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Upcoming Events
On 5th July, the Royal Asiatic Society, in collaboration with Southampton University, will host the conference New Worlds of the East India Company. The conference will draw together many scholars working in…
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Sir George Leonard Staunton and William Alexander
Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801) was born in Ireland, on 10th April 1737. He became a physician and diplomatist after studying medicine in France, graduating in 1758. After his return to England,…
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Kelsey Granger – Winner of the George Staunton Prize
Last evening (Thursday 11 January) Dr. Kelsey Granger lectured on “A Tomb of One’s Own: The Changing Role of Dogs in Early Chinese Tomb Assemblages”, the topic of her article on the social…
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…
Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: The Life and Times of Thomas Manning – Out Now!
This week’s blog post is by RAS Librarian Edward Weech. Many long-time readers of the Society’s blog will remember that, in 2015, the RAS acquired the archive of Thomas Manning (1772-1840). At…
British Legal Disputes and Literary Connections in 1800s Canton
Last week, Monday 27 July, The Times publicized some new research at The National Archives. This relates to an 1810 incident in Canton (Guangzhou) when British sailors were implicated in the killing…
From London to China via South Asian Heritage
This week sees a number of different items, from both the Society and from people associated with it. We start with good news from Charlotte de Blois, our Journal Executive Editor: Our…
More RAS Manuscripts Now Online
While the Society’s building has been closed for the last few months, we have been looking for ways to continue making collections and other interesting content available to our members and wider…
Enjoying the Society’s Online Collections
This blog post is by the Society’s Librarian, Edward Weech. The current public health emergency means that on-site services at the RAS, like most other cultural and educational organizations, remain temporarily suspended.…
