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Issue 61: did belief in ‘magic’ actually prevent witch hunts in the British Isles?
Evidence suggests that Celtic communities who believed in fairies and natural magic conducted very few witch trials in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Issue 60: artist’s secret, decades-long, creative endeavour gets protection
Barely anyone knew about the striking, visionary interior of this Victorian flat until after the artist’s death.
Apr 5
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March 2024
Issue 59: the squatters who saved a historic home for the public
And how the mark they left on the house is now preserved as part of its history.
Mar 22
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Mini issue: a rare peek at centuries of parliamentary proceedings
From land tax and death warrants to fashion policing and carpet beating.
Mar 8
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February 2024
Issue 58: who was Elizabeth Goever?
What can we discover about a woman from only her 17th Century trade token?
Feb 23
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Issue 57: the secret women investors of 17th Century London
‘Male signatures in corporate ledgers were often middlemen.’
Feb 9
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January 2024
Issue 56: a real, live dodo in London
A rare, documented 17th Century sighting of the ill-rated bird outside its homeland.
Jan 26
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Issue 55: a social history of 1920s London (part 4 of 4)
A window onto life for a young woman living in the capital 100 years ago, as described in her diary.
Jan 12
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December 2023
Favourite sentences and paragraphs from stories I read this year
The words and ideas that stood out to me in 2023.
Dec 29, 2023
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Vernacular/Nostalgia: spent Santa
'Sometimes a sight presents itself that's just too good not to capture'.
Dec 22, 2023
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Issue 54: the anatomy of Christmas
The what and why of our festive celebrations, explained.
Dec 15, 2023
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Mini issue: recycled ephemera in the Bodleian Library
'What can be done to treat the background of our English civilization with the same care we treat the ancient?'
Dec 8, 2023
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