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This black and white photograph shows a woman dressed in a shirt, land army dungarees and a headscarf driving a tractor in a rural setting.

This black and white photograph shows a woman dressed in a shirt, land army dungarees and a headscarf driving a tractor in a rural setting.

Women, Class and Clothing in Britain during the Second World War

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Jun 18 min read

A painting of Aphra Behn as a young woman. She has light brown hair which is pinned up using what look like pearl pins. She wears a red dress and looks outwards towards the viewer.

A painting of Aphra Behn as a young woman. She has light brown hair which is pinned up using what look like pearl pins. She wears a red dress and looks outwards towards the viewer.

Abolition and Commodity: Aphra Behn and the Black Body

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Jun 17 min read

The page features a dramatic portrait of Crowley in a dark hood, several staged ritual images, and illustrations of robed figures and an altar, surrounded by dense columns of text in a highly tabloid layout.

The page features a dramatic portrait of Crowley in a dark hood, several staged ritual images, and illustrations of robed figures and an altar, surrounded by dense columns of text in a highly tabloid layout.

Novels that Built Modern Occultism

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Jun 18 min read

This is a black and white photograph of the devastation caused by the German Air Force during the Blitz. In the background of the image, there is a building with its windows blown out. In the foreground of the image there are people moving around the debris possibly looking for survivors of the bombing.

This is a black and white photograph of the devastation caused by the German Air Force during the Blitz. In the background of the image, there is a building with its windows blown out. In the foreground of the image there are people moving around the debris possibly looking for survivors of the bombing.

Discipline on Display: Regulating Bodies and Manufacturing Fear

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Jun 17 min read

The Future Takes Care of Itself: Nick Land’s History of Capitalism

The Future Takes Care of Itself: Nick Land’s History of Capitalism

The Future Takes Care of Itself: Nick Land’s History of Capitalism

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Jun 17 min read

It’s All Computus To Me!

It’s All Computus To Me!

It’s All Computus To Me!

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Jun 19 min read

A black and white, grotesque caricature of the character Mr Punch. He is depicted entirely naked with an exaggeratedly large nose and chin. Riding a donkey, he holds his phallus in hand. A woman in a simple dress stands behind the donkey with her arms wrapped around Mr Punch’s waist.

A black and white, grotesque caricature of the character Mr Punch. He is depicted entirely naked with an exaggeratedly large nose and chin. Riding a donkey, he holds his phallus in hand. A woman in a simple dress stands behind the donkey with her arms wrapped around Mr Punch’s waist.

Stripped Bare: The Caricature Assassination of Mr Punch in Private Eye

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Jun 19 min read

Portraits of three men: on the left, an engraving of Thomas Middleton in an oval frame in which he is draped in a heavy dark material and wearing a wreath of laurel around his forehead. Below him is text reading ‘Vera Effigies: Tho: Midletoni Gent’; in the centre, a painting of Ben Jonson in black clothing with a white collar, whose bearded face stands out against the dark background; on the right an engraving of George Chapman in an oval frame who sports a beard and wavy hair. Below Chapman is text in both Latin and Greek.

Portraits of three men: on the left, an engraving of Thomas Middleton in an oval frame in which he is draped in a heavy dark material and wearing a wreath of laurel around his forehead. Below him is text reading ‘Vera Effigies: Tho: Midletoni Gent’; in the centre, a painting of Ben Jonson in black clothing with a white collar, whose bearded face stands out against the dark background; on the right an engraving of George Chapman in an oval frame who sports a beard and wavy hair. Below Chapman is text in both Latin and Greek.

How Profane were Shakespeare and his Peers?

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Jun 19 min read

A cartoon depicting British soldiers of 1815 compared with British soldiers in 1915. The former wears red uniforms while the latter is in khaki.

A cartoon depicting British soldiers of 1815 compared with British soldiers in 1915. The former wears red uniforms while the latter is in khaki.

‘Fighting our Fathers’ Cause’: The British Press and the Waterloo Centenary

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Jun 110 min read

The Witch and Her Cow-Sucking Bag: Saving Souls in the Fourteenth Century

The Witch and Her Cow-Sucking Bag: Saving Souls in the Fourteenth Century

The Witch and Her Cow-Sucking Bag: Saving Souls in the Fourteenth Century

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Mar 19 min read

Watercolor painting of Whitby Abbey ruins under a pale blue sky. The gothic structure overlooks a coastal landscape, evoking tranquillity and history.

Watercolor painting of Whitby Abbey ruins under a pale blue sky. The gothic structure overlooks a coastal landscape, evoking tranquillity and history.

Nun Too Soon – Recovering Victorian Convent Histories

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Mar 17 min read

Portrait of a dignified man in a military uniform adorned with medals, a blue and red sash, and epaulets, set against a moody sky background.

Portrait of a dignified man in a military uniform adorned with medals, a blue and red sash, and epaulets, set against a moody sky background.

How did the British Empire Use Pomp and Circumstance to govern the Maltese Islands, 1800-1836?

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Mar 110 min read

Women at the Altar in the Church of England

Women at the Altar in the Church of England

Women at the Altar in the Church of England

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Dec 1, 20258 min read

The Experience of Disability and Becoming Disabled in the Hundred Years’ War

The Experience of Disability and Becoming Disabled in the Hundred Years’ War

The Experience of Disability and Becoming Disabled in the Hundred Years’ War

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

A black and white photograph of two women in WAAC uniform, including long coats and hats, carrying German helmets filled with tins of food. The woman on the left is grinning at her companion, who smiles at the camera.

A black and white photograph of two women in WAAC uniform, including long coats and hats, carrying German helmets filled with tins of food. The woman on the left is grinning at her companion, who smiles at the camera.

Women Codebreakers of World War I

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Dec 1, 20257 min read

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

‘The little village that first gave it birth’. Turton and the World's Game

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Nov 30, 202512 min read

EPOCH Tutorials - Reading Resistance: A Practical Guide to Working with The National Archives Ancient Petitions Collection (SC 8)

EPOCH Tutorials - Reading Resistance: A Practical Guide to Working with The National Archives Ancient Petitions Collection (SC 8)

EPOCH Tutorials - Reading Resistance: A Practical Guide to Working with The National Archives Ancient Petitions Collection (SC 8)

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May 19, 20253 min read

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