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A Spanish hero in London: Ignacio Echeverria by Jimmy Burns Marañón

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On June 8, 2017
A Spanish hero in London: Ignacio Echeverria As part of a former imperial power that has punched above its weight for most of its history, there are some British who do not easily look outside their own people for heroes. Ask your average Anglo-Saxon English primary school pupil about iconic heroes they have heard about […]
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My Friend Hugh Thomas Remembered (21 October 1931 – 6 May 2017)

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On May 9, 2017
Hugh Thomas, who has died aged 85,was a historian with an enduring interest in and passion for the Hispanic world straddling epochs, continents and empires. He also played an active part as a policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher, and in his later years served in the House of Lords as a life peer, never seeing […]
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Vuelve a casa por Navidad

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On November 28, 2016
La BSS desea contar una iniciativa de la Fundación Vuelve a Casa – El Almendro. Una oportunidad para todos aquellos que estáis fuera de España ¿Queréis saber qué es? Atentos al siguiente ▶ vídeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwdRLolJH4 Como habéis visto, por segundo año consecutivo la Fundación lanza el concurso “Vuelve a Casa por Navidad”, con el objetivo […]
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British Council Entrevista a Jimmy Burns

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On September 27, 2016
21/09/2016 British Council ha publicado en su web una entrevista a Jimmy Burns, presidente de la British Spanish Society. En ella se reflexiona sobre el escenario que se ha abierto tras el pasado referéndum del 23 de junio y la salida del Reino Unido de la UE y sobre el papel de la organización de […]
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The BritishSpanish Society Prize sponsored by the University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On September 1, 2016
The British Spanish Society is pleased to join the UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series to support research in Hispanic Studies and to provide a channel among researchers, academia and the Society. This is a unique opportunity for researchers to win a prestigious prize and for their thesis to be considered for publication by […]
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A very Spanish Battersea by Stephanie Kennedy

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On August 25, 2016
Like London, Battersea is changing. Most strikingly of course, the iconic Battersea Power station has lost three of its towers, until, we are promised, the structure is resurrected into a sprawling residential and commercial hub. An impressive investment of £8 billion; its momentum spilling out of its pockets like loose change and rolling into the […]
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El British Council indaga sobre el el papel de la BritishSpanish Society de la mano de su Chairman, Jimmy Burns Marañón. ‘Descubre la British Spanish Society’

  • Posted by Jonny hough
  • On August 19, 2016
  En un escenario internacional convulso, caracterizado por el desafío que presentan nuevas realidades como el Brexit, hablamos con Jimmy Burns Marañón, presidente de la British Spanish Society (BSS), una fundación dedicada a promocionar las relaciones entre España y el Reino Unido. Burns reflexiona sobre el papel de la BSS cuando cumple su 100º aniversario […]
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