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‘Pax Economica’ Review: When Free Trade Was Progressive
The Wall Street Journal· 7 hours agoRichard Cobden (1804-65) was a Victorian radical, a hugely influential British politician and...
Britain’s abortion laws are still in the Victorian era, and women are the collateral damage
The Conversation· 19 hours agoA vote on ending prosecutions for abortion appears to have been delayed again. MPs have been expecting to vote on this issue via an amendment to the criminal justice bill, which is currently ...
The 10 best UK city breaks for a weekend trip in 2024
The Independent US via AOL· 11 hours agoGrainger Town is the historic heart of the city, where Georgian and Victorian architecture blend to...
Cyr: British local government elections have national – and international -- implications
telegraphherald.com· 2 days agoBritain’s local elections do not receive much international attention. Generally, they are an...
Deadly Victorian-era diseases surge in the UK - check to see if you are at risk
Daily Express· 6 days agoHealth experts have expressed ‘alarm' at a resurgence in patients being treated for diseases...
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSimilar schools would be established in Africa, America, Australia, Canada...countries. Nightingale...
Recommended Reads: Omaha Public Library staff recommend microhistories, nonfiction books
Omaha World-Herald· 5 days agoOmaha Public Library wants to help readers find new books — or at least books new to them. This...
Is Britain levelling up?
The Economist· 4 days agoBurnley, an hour’s drive north of Manchester, was once a thriving textiles hub. The government has designated the area a priority for “levelling up”, its...
Kaliane Bradley Fell in Love With a Dead Man. The Result is 'The Ministry of Time.'
Elle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut for anyone particularly attached to her ongoing Graham Gore affair, she insists she’s keeping...
Tate Britain proves why female artists deserved more fame – well, some of them
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe past five or so years have seen an explosion of interest in the history of women’s art. We’ve...