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November 23, 2024

Our true slaving history

A Scottish castle reveals the cruelty and riches of the slave trade, telling a story usually hidden by the narratives of British heritage

David Leigh

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Culture

January 25, 2023

The (first) post-Elizabethan age

Diane Purkiss

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Culture

July 21, 2022

Shovel Dance Collective—the band decolonising folk music

Emma John

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Boris Johnson

February 09, 2022

The Prospect Interview #216: Peter Hennessy: Boris Johnson vs The Constitution

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Culture

December 09, 2021

What it’s really like to be a Rothschild

Keith Kahn-Harris

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What it’s really like to be a Rothschild

Keith Kahn-Harris

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Culture

June 18, 2021

The secret afterlives of medieval widows

Jessica Barker

Culture

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The secret afterlives of medieval widows

Jessica Barker

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Culture

March 05, 2021

Why does Netflix’s The Dig exclude the women who photographed Sutton Hoo?

Emma Hartley

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Why does Netflix’s The Dig exclude the women who photographed Sutton Hoo?

Emma Hartley

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India

November 28, 2019

The Prospect Podcast #109: Imperialism and the East India Company, with William Dalrymple

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India

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The Prospect Podcast #109: Imperialism and the East India Company, with William Dalrymple

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Culture

November 17, 2016

Books in brief: Boots on the Ground

Saul David

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Books in brief: Boots on the Ground

Saul David

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