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A history of… shampoo
Eggs, bear fat and rum…
Apr 19
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Paul Lenz
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Merely corporeal, 1775
'The merriest people in the world'?
Apr 12
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… ketchup
Why is tomato sauce so ubiquitous?
Apr 5
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Paul Lenz
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Unhappy wanderers, 1774
And an unfortunate duck.
Mar 29
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Andrew Chapman
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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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