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...History Detectives, we get sent a lot of very different things. Every single one of them has a story to tell. This beautiful bible was sent into us by Grace Knutt who lives in Buckinghamshire. Inside, starting 1864, are the names and dates of birth of her great grandparents’ thirteen children. It’s an invaluable record for Grace to use to trace her family tree back...

...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past, consists of a series of essays, drawn from material contained in the Reading Experience Database, that illustrate different aspects of reading in Britain during the period from 1450 to 1945. These essays are designed for you as the reader to dip in and dip out, allowing you to pick which essays best suits your...

...history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: Introduction - Popular protests can be about all sorts of issues, from opposition to a war, to action on world poverty, to protest against damage to the environment. But perhaps the ultimate form of popular protest is that against exclusion from democratic rights. Campaigns to secure the vote are based on the understanding...

...History Detectives, we get sent a lot of very different things. Every single one of them has a story to tell. Many, like the seal, are sent in by metal detectorists. There are thirty thousand or so of those enthusiasts up and down the country, and you’ll have seen them on the beach looking for lost coins and the like, but for the most part they do their detecting inland...

...history: conflict, conversion and coexistence... Religion in history: conflict, conversion and co-existence A short introduction to this album. Christianity in context Professor David Chichester casts an illuminating eye over the global history of Christianity, from its early rise to modern expansions and prominence in Africa and America. Byzantine and late Roman...