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Today in history: September 12
Three events with surprising consequences
Sep 12
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Andrew Chapman
13
A history of… taxis (Part 2)
18th-century cab passengers had to be on guard against wig-snatchers
Sep 5
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Paul Lenz
12
3
August 2025
Today in history: August 29
A king fights at sea, a technological breakthrough, a last man standing…
Aug 29
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Andrew Chapman
15
A history of… taxis (Part 1)
Early cabs caused a "great disturbance" to Charles I…
Aug 22
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Paul Lenz
15
Today in history: August 15
The original big Mac; a man, a plan, a canal; and the last of a poet…
Aug 15
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Andrew Chapman
12
A history of… tattoos (Part 2)
I am not sure that I could stand "Tattowing the buttocks" with "with most stoical resolution" for even 15 minutes…
Aug 8
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Paul Lenz
9
Today in history: August 1
On this day: high mice, wounded sailors and scouting for publicity…
Aug 1
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Andrew Chapman
13
1
July 2025
A history of… tattoos (Part 1)
If you bumped into someone with the words "committed licentious acts two times" tattooed on their face you could be pretty sure what they had been up…
Jul 25
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Paul Lenz
16
5
'The fixed vision of a monomaniac', 1940
'Drums, flags and loyalty-parades'… plus ça change.
Jul 18
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Andrew Chapman
16
2
A history of… champagne
If you'd like some more bubbles have you tried adding pigeon's dung?
Jul 11
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Paul Lenz
9
Benjamin airs his views, 1750–81
The misadventures (some real, some not) of a Founding Father
Jul 4
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Andrew Chapman
12
June 2025
A history of… pineapples
In 18th-century London there was a thriving pineapple rental market…
Jun 27
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Paul Lenz
13
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