John Strachan
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Byron’s love affair with bare-knuckle boxing was shared by many of his fellow Romantics, who celebrated this most brutal of sports in verse. John Strachan examines an unlikely match. Published December 11 2008
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The history of pugilism from the ancient Greeks to today.
Published October 22 2008
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John Strachan looks at women and advertising in late Georgian England. Published March 18 2004
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