Today’s Featured Articles
Puccini’s opera revealed misunderstandings and stereotypes on both sides of the East-West divide.
The resort to law was an integral and regular part of everyday life in medieval Britain – and not just for men. Town court records offer glimpses into the lives of hundreds of ordinary women, through the lawsuits they were involved in.
Solitude was treated with suspicion in the Middle Ages. For most people it has only been a possibility in recent times.
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The Black Death: A New Culprit?
Should the finger of blame be pointed at the marmot for the global spread of the plague?
Writ in Water
A kaleidoscopic tour of the Volga and the history of the people who have resided by it.
Discovery of the Periodic Table
Dmitri Mendeleev identified a general theory underlying all elements on 1 March 1869.
The Edict of Thessalonica
On 27 February 380, divine punishment and imperial retribution were threatened for those who rejected the Nicene creed.
Zombies, Cannibals and Werewolves
The complexities of Haiti’s religious culture were misunderstood and exploited by imperial powers.
Protest, Power, Play
Not since the Middle Ages have the ancient traditions of fancy dress been so potent.
1771: The Year Britain Lost America?
Having achieved success in the Seven Years War, the following decade would be a chastening experience for Britain, culminating in the loss of its American colonies.
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Volume 71 Issue 3 March 2021
In the March issue:
The Venner Rebellion, Madam Butterfly and the Forging of Japanese Identity, 1771: Britain Between Continents, Fancy Dress, Litigious Lives, Haiti’s ‘Zombies, Cannibals and Werewolves’, Soviet Shopping, Marmots.
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