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Farewell, Brother Baron, 1750
'I am not an idle spectator' – a doctor does his rounds
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On the road to Canandaigua, 1794, cont'd
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Nights out in New York, 1744
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Want to buy a rhino? (1684)
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How to make coffee, 1699
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Marching on Manchester, 1745 (Part 2)
Beppy loves 'the P' in his blue silk waistcoat…
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Andrew Chapman
[History by Numbers] Earning a crust
How much did our ancestors earn? And how much was a bushel of peas?
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Marching on Manchester, 1745 (Part 1)
A wary community watches as an army arrives…
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[History by Numbers] In service to statistics
Exploring research into domestic service
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[History by Numbers] The joys of big data
Time to crunch some figures about family history
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'When amity was dead', 1613
Only one can live to tell the story.
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[History by Numbers] Royally confusing
I'm descended from royalty! But so are you… and here's proof
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An honest day's work, c.1700
Is 80 hours enough for you?
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[History by Numbers] London calling
Some capital thoughts for family historians
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Histories
Histories
Regular stories from the hidden corners of history, in the words of those who were there. Paying subscribers also receive the History by Numbers series.
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