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Filth, Noise & Stench in England
15 December 2022In English cities of the 17th century, there was plenty to offend the eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants. Residents were...
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Hammurabi: Rise of the Babylonians
15 December 20222000 BC saw the famed city of Babylon begin to flourish under the rule of a King called Hammurabi. Renowned for his famous law code, the stele of...
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'My Grandfather, the Wehrmacht General in Russia'
15 December 2022Angela Findlay was determined to find out if her grandfather, Karl von Graffen, was a Nazi and what he did on the Eastern front. An artist and...
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Tupperware
14 December 2022Today it’s a Tupperware party and you’re all invited! Tupperware epitomises the post-war suburban dream. But pop open the lid and peep inside...
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Tattoos
14 December 2022There are many common misconceptions and misunderstandings about Tattoos. They can act as a window into the social economic and cultural issues of...
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Trash
13 December 2022From reality television to theatre productions to foreign goods, the word trash has a long history of being used to deride things that are thought...
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Battle of Maldon
13 December 2022Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more about a fragment of Old English poetry that depicts one of the defining conflicts of 10th century England - the...
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Modern Medicine
13 December 2022The American Civil War saw a transformation in medical provision on the battlefield. A loose grouping of medical practitioners was reshaped into a...
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The Assassination of President McKinley
12 December 2022On 5th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American Exposition, a 6-month-long World’s Fair, in...
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World Wars & World Cups
12 December 2022An accusation that has dogged the Qatar World Cup throughout the tournament is that of ‘sportswashing’. You’ve probably seen it in an...
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The First Printed English Bible
12 December 2022England was the only European country that completely banned translating the Bible. The dissident Lollards had produced one after the death of...
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Stalingrad
12 December 2022The Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle of the Second World War, and one of the bloodiest in the history of warfare. Infamous for its...
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