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A history of… Easter eggs
Easter bunnies were originally egg-laying hares
Apr 18
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Paul Lenz
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A life in brief, 1677
Treacheries and enmities in abundance… and some dodgy horses
Apr 11
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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!
Apr 4
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Paul Lenz
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March 2025
Stupendious antiquity, 1649
"It did as much exceed Stonehenge as a Cathedral does a Parish Church"
Mar 28
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… duels (part 2)
You can get shot in the head twice and still enjoy 'good health'…
Mar 21
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Paul Lenz
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The trials of an exorcist, 1597
Watch out for green cats!
Mar 14
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of duels… (part 1)
Including one fought with billiard balls…
Mar 7
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Paul Lenz
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February 2025
From our Special Correspondent, 1860
'Bravo Bravissimo'… but a sad story too.
Feb 28
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… ventriloquism
Gottle of geer! Gottle of geer!
Feb 21
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Paul Lenz
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The Board of Punishments, 1860
'Dead men tell no tales.' But survivors do.
Feb 14
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… jokes
Were Abbott and Costello inspired by Homer?
Feb 7
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Paul Lenz
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January 2025
Sketches of China, 1861
With a tub, a glass of beer and a cheroot – and remember, 'thinking swear' only!
Jan 31
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Andrew Chapman
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