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Rome welcomed and tended to the vast numbers of pilgrims who arrived in the #16thcentury, but its attitude to its own poor could be very different.
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Pilgrims and Poverty in Renaissance Rome
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November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Rome welcomed and tended to the vast numbers of pilgrims who arrived in the #16thcentury, but its attitude to its own poor could be very different.
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The #BBC has sought to ‘inform, educate and entertain’ for a century. Facing an uncertain future, what impact has it had on the past?
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What Influence Has the BBC Had on History?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The #BBC has sought to ‘inform, educate and entertain’ for a century. Facing an uncertain future, what impact has it had on the past?
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The legacy of #MarieSkłodowskaCurie, the world's most famous female physicist, is assured, but in her lifetime, she was a controversial figure.
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Marie Curie: A Controversial Life
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The legacy of #MarieSkłodowskaCurie, the world's most famous female physicist, is assured, but in her lifetime, she was a controversial figure.
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Rome welcomed and tended to the vast numbers of pilgrims who arrived in the #16thcentury, but its attitude to its own poor could be very different.
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Pilgrims and Poverty in Renaissance Rome
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November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Rome welcomed and tended to the vast numbers of pilgrims who arrived in the #16thcentury, but its attitude to its own poor could be very different.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published 145 years ago #OnThisDay
The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The Birth of the Sword and Sandals Epic
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published 145 years ago #OnThisDay
The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The ancestor of the London Gazette was launched on 16 November 1665, surviving its bitter rival to become the oldest newspaper in the English-speaking world still in print.
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The Longest-Running Newspaper
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November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The ancestor of the London Gazette was launched on 16 November 1665, surviving its bitter rival to become the oldest newspaper in the English-speaking world still in print.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published 145 years ago #OnThisDay
The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The Birth of the Sword and Sandals Epic
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November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published 145 years ago #OnThisDay
The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The period epics of #Hollywood’s golden age were born of the popularity of swords and sandals on the Victorian stage.
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The ancestor of the London Gazette was launched on 16 November 1665, surviving its bitter rival to become the oldest newspaper in the English-speaking world still in print.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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The Longest-Running Newspaper
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November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The ancestor of the London Gazette was launched on 16 November 1665, surviving its bitter rival to become the oldest newspaper in the English-speaking world still in print.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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Post- #SecondWorldWar state support for agriculture in the UK has been hailed as a great success, but it had unexpected consequences.
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Ploughing Up Postwar Britain
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Post- #SecondWorldWar state support for agriculture in the UK has been hailed as a great success, but it had unexpected consequences.
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In this week’s Miscellanies: pilgrims and poverty in #Renaissance Rome.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In this week’s Miscellanies: pilgrims and poverty in #Renaissance Rome.
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Having survived the rigours of the #FirstWorldWar, soldiers faced the return to civilian life. For some, it presented an even greater challenge.
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The End of the First World War
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November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Having survived the rigours of the #FirstWorldWar, soldiers faced the return to civilian life. For some, it presented an even greater challenge.
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Remember, remember, the fifth of November... four historians consider the extraordinary longevity of the #BonfireNight celebration and the memory of Guy Fawkes.
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Why Has the Gunpowder Plot Been Remembered for Centuries?
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November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Remember, remember, the fifth of November... four historians consider the extraordinary longevity of the #BonfireNight celebration and the memory of Guy Fawkes.
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Deliberate smoke production was an attempt to protect Britain from the Luftwaffe; for the National Smoke Abatement Society, the decision was a disaster.
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The Smog of War: The Battle for Britain’s Clean Air
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November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Deliberate smoke production was an attempt to protect Britain from the Luftwaffe; for the National Smoke Abatement Society, the decision was a disaster.
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Postwar state support for agriculture in the UK has been hailed as a great success, but it had unexpected consequences.
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Ploughing Up Postwar Britain
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November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Postwar state support for agriculture in the UK has been hailed as a great success, but it had unexpected consequences.
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The past is full of unfamiliar ideas and beliefs, but – as #EvelynUnderhill has proven – some things are timeless.
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The Practical Mysticism of Evelyn Underhill
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The past is full of unfamiliar ideas and beliefs, but – as #EvelynUnderhill has proven – some things are timeless.
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Former West German chancellor #HelmutSchmidt died 10 years ago #OnThisDay
Schmidt was an admirer of Britain from an early age. But his vision of European integration was not that of his British counterparts.
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Schmidt was an admirer of Britain from an early age. But his vision of European integration was not that of his British counterparts.
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Helmut Schmidt: Germany’s Anglophile Chancellor
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November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Former West German chancellor #HelmutSchmidt died 10 years ago #OnThisDay
Schmidt was an admirer of Britain from an early age. But his vision of European integration was not that of his British counterparts.
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Schmidt was an admirer of Britain from an early age. But his vision of European integration was not that of his British counterparts.
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In this week’s newsletter: pilgrims and poverty in #Renaissance Rome.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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On 14 November 1848 the Fox sisters conjured up a movement when they made contact with the dead – or so they claimed.
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The Birth of Spiritualism
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November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
On 14 November 1848 the Fox sisters conjured up a movement when they made contact with the dead – or so they claimed.
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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As the #medieval book trade declined, Oxford scribes had to turn their hands to other crafts to get by.
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How Medieval Scribes Balanced the Books
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November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As the #medieval book trade declined, Oxford scribes had to turn their hands to other crafts to get by.
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The #OctoberRevolution began #OnThisDay in 1917.
Lenin’s coup inspired a generation of #Bolshevik youth to embrace new ideals of socialist living in the commune.
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Lenin’s coup inspired a generation of #Bolshevik youth to embrace new ideals of socialist living in the commune.
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Children of the Bolshevik Revolution
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The #OctoberRevolution began #OnThisDay in 1917.
Lenin’s coup inspired a generation of #Bolshevik youth to embrace new ideals of socialist living in the commune.
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Lenin’s coup inspired a generation of #Bolshevik youth to embrace new ideals of socialist living in the commune.
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A polarising poltergeist at the Epworth home of Methodist founder John Wesley sowed division in 18th-century England.
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Paranormal Politics: The Haunting of Epworth Rectory
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November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A polarising poltergeist at the Epworth home of Methodist founder John Wesley sowed division in 18th-century England.
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The #Victorian craze for #spiritualism ‘resurrected’ the dead through manipulated photographs, a practice that boomed with the trauma caused by war – though it was not without its sceptics.
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Fake Views: Victorian Spirit Photography and its Critics
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The #Victorian craze for #spiritualism ‘resurrected’ the dead through manipulated photographs, a practice that boomed with the trauma caused by war – though it was not without its sceptics.
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4Deliberate smoke production was an attempt to protect Britain from the Luftwaffe; for the National Smoke Abatement Society, the decision was a disaster.
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The Smog of War: The Battle for Britain’s Clean Air
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November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
4Deliberate smoke production was an attempt to protect Britain from the Luftwaffe; for the National Smoke Abatement Society, the decision was a disaster.
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🔒 Gary Willis’ article from the November issue is in the archive
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As the #medieval book trade declined, Oxford scribes had to turn their hands to other crafts to get by.
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How Medieval Scribes Balanced the Books
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November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As the #medieval book trade declined, Oxford scribes had to turn their hands to other crafts to get by.
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🔓 Alison Ray’s new History Matters is free for 7 days
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Remember, remember, the fifth of November... four historians consider the extraordinary longevity of the #BonfireNight celebration and the memory of #GuyFGawkes.
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Why Has the Gunpowder Plot Been Remembered for Centuries?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Remember, remember, the fifth of November... four historians consider the extraordinary longevity of the #BonfireNight celebration and the memory of #GuyFGawkes.
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