Archive - Histories

An expense of both time and money, 1822

But will it slice a pineapple?

Jun 17, 2022 •

Determined application, 1820

The productivity of a polymath

Sep 30, 2022 •

'I fell into a looseness', 1684

Look away if squeamish.

Aug 19, 2022 •

How to make coffee, 1699

(Plus: Where to find love, 1695)

Sep 15, 2023 •

Sweeper of the heavens, 1786

Yet raised only to sweep the house.

Aug 2, 2024 •

The apple of his eye, c.1666

It's rootin' tootin' fruitin' Newton again

Mar 31, 2023 •

Life in the Smoke, 1661

Anyone for pea soup?

Jul 15, 2022 •

Stupendious antiquity, 1649

"It did as much exceed Stonehenge as a Cathedral does a Parish Church"

Mar 28 •

Watch your step! 1786

And don't be Johnny Raw!

Jul 19, 2024 •

A drive in a steam engine, 1830

Is this the first ever account from a steam railway passenger?

Jun 25, 2021 •

Marching on Manchester, 1745 (Part 2)

Beppy loves 'the P' in his blue silk waistcoat…

Dec 8, 2023 •

A life in brief, 1677

Treacheries and enmities in abundance… and some dodgy horses

Apr 11 •

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