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History & The Arts
Lighting the Industrial Revolution
Dr Peter Lewis sheds light on some illuminating aspects of the industrial revolution - new developments in lighting that made mines safer and enabled Victorian factories to work round the clock.
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History & The Arts
The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
The concept of the city was central to both the Roman and the Greek sense of identity.
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History & The Arts
Genealogy: Your Family Tree
How do you trace your family tree? Here's some advice to get you started.
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History & The Arts
Why Do Historians Disagree?
Hindsight is, supposedly, perfect - and yet history is a deeply controversial subject. John Shaw examines why historians are prone to disagreements about the past
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History & The Arts
The Somme: The German perspective
How do Germans view the Battle of The Somme? This article explores reactions to the most famous battle of the First World War.
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Birth of the Welfare State
It was not until after the Second World War that the British Welfare state took its mature form. In a climate of relief after the war, a climate diffused with an idealism for a new, more just society, welfare legislation had bipartisan support. There was a clear sense of rebuilding a better Britain.
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Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
Nick Jones explains why knowing a little about what makes music, and listening carefully, can reveal much more in a simple tune
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History & The Arts
A brief history of Science
From the discovery of metals up to mapping the human genome, take a quick crash through the development of scientific knowledge.
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History & The Arts
The history of soapmaking
How soap came to be discovered is unclear, but we know that the Sumerians were using soap solutions by 3000 BC.
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
Today, the world’s dyestuffs industry produces around 500,000 tonnes of synthetic dye each year. It’s come a long way since William Henry Perkins discovered mauve.
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The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice
Jews were seen as a threat to Christianity, and in Venice a ghetto was created. But, despite this, there appears to be evidence of Venetian Jews being protected.
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History & The Arts
What is The Social Contract?
The unwritten 'social contract' keeps society functioning, as Jon Pike explains