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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
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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