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A history of… Easter eggs
Easter bunnies were originally egg-laying hares
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Paul Lenz
A life in brief, 1677
Treacheries and enmities in abundance… and some dodgy horses
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… guacamole
No it isn't named after testicles, but it is an aphrodisiac!
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Paul Lenz
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Stupendious antiquity, 1649
"It did as much exceed Stonehenge as a Cathedral does a Parish Church"
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Andrew Chapman
A history of… duels (part 2)
You can get shot in the head twice and still enjoy 'good health'…
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Paul Lenz
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The trials of an exorcist, 1597
Watch out for green cats!
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Andrew Chapman
A history of duels… (part 1)
Including one fought with billiard balls…
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From our Special Correspondent, 1860
'Bravo Bravissimo'… but a sad story too.
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Andrew Chapman
A history of… ventriloquism
Gottle of geer! Gottle of geer!
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Paul Lenz
Histories
Histories
Regular stories from the hidden corners of history. Histories uses the words of those who were there; The History of Things explores everyday objects.
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