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A history of pockets
…with some odd ways to carry a snack
Mar 22
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Paul Lenz
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Capering with Will, 1600
No, not that Will – but his influential associate
Mar 15
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Andrew Chapman
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[History by Numbers] Stand up for stats
This series closes with a celebration of the UK Office for National Statistics
Mar 8
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Andrew Chapman
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The bowels of society, 1832
What's beneath the glittering splendour? Same old story.
Mar 1
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Andrew Chapman
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February 2024
[History by Numbers] Old King Coal
Would it be a wheeze to look at the history of air pollution in Britain?
Feb 23
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Andrew Chapman
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How can anyone like such a life? 1838
Whose head was like a pineapple? And who had a very nice horse?
Feb 16
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Andrew Chapman
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[History by Numbers] Counting the crowds
A comb through the digital 'card catalogues' of big genealogy data websites
Feb 9
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Andrew Chapman
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Poison, 1856
Cunning and cold? Or remarkable stoicism?
Feb 2
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Andrew Chapman
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January 2024
[History by Numbers] The data gatherer
The life and work of a pioneer of sociology
Jan 26
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Andrew Chapman
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Who's the fool? 1628
'You shall know from your fool more secret business than from all your wise men'
Jan 19
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Andrew Chapman
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[History by Numbers] Photomania
What did the rise of photography mean for Britain's chickens?
Jan 12
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Andrew Chapman
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Byron is bored, 1821
Even a pet crow can't help.
Jan 5
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Andrew Chapman
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