Health
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A Meddlesome Mother? Queen Charlotte and the Regency Crisis
In October 1788, George III fell ill with an unknown ‘malady’ which rendered him unable to fulfil his duties as…
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Red Streak: cider-making and drinking in Cromwellian Herefordshire
Dr Patrick Little explores how Herefordshire became the centre of cider-making in Cromwellian England.
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Stand and deliver: sex, scandal and the Beaufort divorce case
In the middle of the 18th century polite society was both shocked and entertained by the lurid details following on…