He became known as the "Universal Provider" - a merchant who claimed to sell anything to anybody.
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Persistent stereotypes about women, and men
An Australian leader is in trouble for calling his opponent's wife a mail-order bride. Why is this an insult?
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Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" collection.
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It's a reminder of how much more complicated everyday living was in the past; how much you had to know.
Read More »Antigone at Hell’s Mouth: Review
A mature, sophisticated production to which the traditional youth adjectives of "energy-packed" and "vibrant" can also be fairly applied
Read More »Digging the Dirt: The Archaeological Imagination – Review
Archaeology has to be central to our understanding of ourselves and will help keep our feet on the ground ...
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It is only as England's wealth starts to grow that the humble drinking cup becomes a subject of play.
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In 1790 Sir Benjamin Hammett brought a bill before the House of Commons "for altering the Sentence of burning Women"
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Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly top ten posts.
Read More »Elizabethan shortcuts to learning
There's nothing new about shortcuts for those who want to write that exam essay without reading the text
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