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Murder by women in eighteenth-century London and Paris
- October 29, 2022
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Fascinating podcast on research into female murderers, the way society dealt with the phenomenon, how women were punished compared to men, how women despatched their victims and the impact of the conditions of urban life – here. ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is now freely available here. 27 long form articles on -
Proceedings of the Old Bailey
- November 28, 2020
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“A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.” A fascinating resource of original documentation with supporting contextual commentary. Well worth exploring – here. ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely -
Chocolate and chocolate houses
- October 24, 2020
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Casanova was a devotee of pretty much anything that could bring him pleasure. It’s not surprising, then, to discover that he was a great lover of drinking chocolate, which was very fashionable, and very expensive, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. An account in the National Geographic of how the devilish beverage spread from
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