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What was it really like to live in an English village at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign? To what extent was it a close-knit community? How deeply was it divided by wealth and religious belief? Was the village even an important part of the identity of its members? Susan Amussen addresses these questions in one village in East Anglia. |
Rowena Hammal examines the evidence to assess civilian reactions to war in Britain from 1940 to 1945. Published in History Review, Issue: 72, 2012
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Sarah Wise highlights a campaign to save a humble treasure. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 3
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The American soldiers who fought their way through the islands of the Pacific during the Second World War encountered fierce Japanese resistance but few local people. That all changed with the invasion of the Mariana Islands, says Matthew Hughes. |
Peter Clark celebrates some of the ‘awkward squad’ associated with eastern England.
Published in History Today, Volume: 58 Issue: 2
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Roy Strong tells York Membery why the humble English parish church is a perpetual source of fascination and refreshment. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 10
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Margaret Mehl explains the surprising adoption of two Japanese scholars by their hometowns as major tourist attractions. Published in History Today, Volume: 51 Issue: 8
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Janet L. Nelson looks at the history of this church in the small town in the North-Rhine Westfalia region of western Germany. Published in History Today, Volume: 48 Issue: 1
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With Hong Kong returning to Chinese rule, Roger Thompson looks at when the colony influenced reformers who tried to bring the ballot box to the Middle Kingdom. Published in History Today, Volume: 47 Issue: 7
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Richard Cavendish explores a quantity of bygones in the museum of social history. Published in History Today, Volume: 46 Issue: 12
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Dennis Mills lauds an initiative putting local government and local history together. Published in History Today, Volume: 43 Issue: 12
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Every commune had to have one - Diana Webb explains how the cult of a holy man or woman and civic PR went hand-in- hand in medieval Italy. Published in History Today, Volume: 43 Issue: 7
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Tony Aldous discusses the work of the English Historic Towns Forum
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Richard Cavendish looks at the BALH, a national body set up to promote the popular subject of local history. Published in History Today, Volume: 41 Issue: 9
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J Mordaunt Crook examines the history of a Gothic church in West London. Published in History Today, Volume: 38 Issue: 6
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Is there a direct link between Julius Caesar, the Rome of the 1st century BC and a medieval world map in Hereford Cathedral? Peter Wiseman investigates the origins and purpose of one of the Age of Chivalry's exhibits. Published in History Today, Volume: 37 Issue: 11
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