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A Puritan Lady

17, 10, 2019 - A Puritan Lady: The Diary of Margaret Hoby Lady Margaret Hoby, née Dakins, was an heiress and .... Read More

Samuel Pepys’s Marital Bed

27, 9, 2019 - The cold marital bed of Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys’s marital bed might often have been .... Read More

Roderigo Lopez (1525-1594)

18, 9, 2019 - An Unconventional Weapon A weapon is traditionally thought of as a sword, gun or bow and arrow. .... Read More

Salisbury Cathedral Clock

18, 9, 2019 - The Ticking of a Clock It was not until the nineteenth century when clocks became the norm for .... Read More

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Study

18, 9, 2019 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his Study Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s infamous fictional character .... Read More

The Vasa

17, 9, 2019 - The Vasa For a few minutes in 1628, the Swedish Vessel “The Vasa” was one of the most .... Read More

Captain Charles Johnson

17, 9, 2019 - Who was Captain Charles Johnson?   In 1724, the book which has shaped our perception on .... Read More

The Hall of Mirrors, Versailles Palace

17, 9, 2019 - Mirrors, Mirrors on the Wall! The mirror is an object which is bought and used due to its .... Read More

The History of the Britons – and Dragons

16, 9, 2019 - Dragons: Myth and Patriotism A quick examination of modern popular culture shows the frequency .... Read More

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