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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS
Laura Minor “$TKVCKP PFU ElCUU JCTF VQ FKUEuUU CPF GCU[ VQ lCuIJ CV 5KZV[ [GCTU Qf UKVEQOU UJQY JQY OuEJ EJCPIGU YJGP YQTMKPI ElCUU YTKVGTU PCll[ IGV VQ VGll VJGKT QYP jQMGU ” Laura examines sitcoms’ portrayal of working-class culture since the...
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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS
Marion Gibson “As the Civil War raged, people were anxious, miserable and frightened – and all of those emotions fed into witch trials and witch accusations.” Marion explores how political strife sparked an epidemic of witch hunting, on page 82 Alec...
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THREE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE
1. Presidential flavour In 'leanor Barnett’s timely recipe this month, I was fascinated to discover that future president Thomas Jefferson played a key role in introducing vanilla ice-cream to the United States (page 99). 2. Singled out You might...
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Strangers and aliens in Tudor England
Life as an outsider in Henry VIII’s realm
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Rob Attar Editor
A century ago, two very different, but highly significant, events took place in Britain. On 21 April 1926, the future Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair. And then, less than two weeks later, the General Strike began. In this month’s magazine we’re...
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What did Anne Boleyn look like? She’s one of the most well-known figures in all of English history, but trying to piece together her likeness has proven surprisingly complex, partly because all of the best-known portraits were painted decades after...
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THREE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE
We can’t escape from Jack the Ripper. Every year a new book, a new theory, a new drama or a new documentary promises to reshape our understanding of this heinous murderer – although arguably few actually do. But Jack was not the only elusive serial...
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