Historical material about the bodily and emotional experience of the period after birth has been relatively neglected....
England
These wars were between supporters of the king’s right to absolute authority, and supporters of the rights...
Little is known about their lifestyle due to the numerous conflicts and combinations of cultures that occurred...
It was built in five constructional stages spanning a period from around 3000 to 1500 BCE. Stonehenge...
During Queen Victoria’s reign Britain was the most powerful trading nation in the world. Introduction Victorian advances...
Examining the slow transition whereby reputable practitioners differentiated themselves from ‘quacks’. Abstract Trust is not automatically granted...
There was a brief moment in 1381 when a better world struggled to be born, but the...
When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor. Introduction In...
Improved agricultural output and a political climate dedicated to ensuring cheap food led to a dramatic increase...
Examining Georgian England’s new craze for sea-bathing. The Wellcome Library has a first edition of a book...
The accession of Henry VII as the first Tudor king is generally considered the end of the...
Despite the plague’s high contagiousness and terrifying symptoms, life in Elizabethan England went on. By Lindsey Rachel...
The Wars of the Roses displayed an ever-increasing tendency to use violence to achieve political aims. Introduction...
Regicide had become a shocking but not unsuccessful political strategy. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Wars of...
How medical pioneers and health innovations shaped the landscape of medicine in the 19th century during disease...
While tremendously popular in Britain, George was hated by rebellious American colonists. Introduction George III (George William...
Examining press reviews and accounts of the Japanese Village in London from newspapers and periodicals in 1885....
In the dying days of empire, the British financed a global cinema service. Introduction It’s 1945. A...
Empire was a consistent theme in these hundreds of pamphlets. In the Great War, the British government...
Alfred’s impressive military and administrative skills stabilized Britain after almost a century of Viking raids and warfare....
First encountered in the 17th century in the form of bhang, an intoxicating edible which had been...
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment. Introduction In 1890, a...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and...
Bancroft’s activity as a double agent was not revealed until 1891, when British diplomatic papers were released...
The term is misleading since it implies a notion of a self-identifying unity that did not exist....
The Elizabethan Age is viewed so highly because of the contrasts with the periods before and after....
The regalia includes several medieval articles and gemstones. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Crown Jewels of the...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Looking at of the Gentleman’s Magazine, printers of county histories, collectors of manuscripts, and founder members of...
The impact of the early railway was registered as both exciting and horrifyingly destructive by Victorian writers....