What did women want?
In the early-modern period, as in our own, the category of “woman” could take many shapes
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America’s original biggest loser
The abuse suffered 250 years ago by Thomas Hutchinson for upholding the law has echoes in US governance today
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Tony, Gordon, and me
The nation is haunted by New Labour – and so am I
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What did the Black Death ever do for us?
A history of the Black Death overlooks its more surprising developments
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Could Rupert Lowe destroy Reform?
Enoch Powell played a similar role aiding the Labour Party in the 1970s
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Weimar from Goethe to Hitler
One small town in Germany has become synonymous with darkness
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When Britain fought for revolution
The General Strike represented the climax of years of genuine working-class militancy
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The real work of the working class
The history of the labour movement is less about class struggle than the fight for universal values
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