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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...
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Clothing the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England
"Vivienne Richmond demonstrates the power of clothing in the lives of the working and indigent poor of 19th century England: children, women and men. This is an innovative exploration of clothing ...
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Reviving Voices: The Unsung History of Black American Abolitionists in Britain
The Missing Pieces Project, launched by Historic England, uncovers the overlooked narratives of 19th-century Black American abolitionists who campaigned against racism and slavery across Britain and ...
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Susanna Clarke Wrote a Hit Novel Set in a Magical Realm. Then She Disappeared.
A debut fantasy novel set in 19th-century England, it told the story of two feuding magicians trying to revive the lost art of English magic. The unfinished manuscript was littered with elaborate ...
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Work to dismantle 19th Century Kendal weir begins
The River Kent is home to white-clawed crayfish and freshwater pearl mussels Work to remove a 19th Century barrier in the Lake District has begun as part of a plan to re-naturalise a section of ...
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Grosser Kurfürst: 19th Century warship wreck off Kent protected
chief executive of Historic England, said: "This historic shipwreck tells the story of Germany's increasing naval strength in the late 19th Century at a time when Britain and Germany were on ...
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The history of soccer
There have even been suggestions it dates even further back to old Mesoamerican cultures - but 'football' or 'soccer' as we know it today has its roots in 19th century England. From England ...