Wednesday, 21 July 2021

The Disease that Caused the Enslaved to Run Away

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In 1851, Dr. Samuel Cartwright of New Orleans claimed to have discovered mental or behavioral disorders "peculiar" to the enslaved...
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Monday, 7 June 2021

Gretna Green: Scotland's Las Vegas?

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Just across the Scottish border with England lies the village of Gretna Green (hereafter, GG). Despite its small size, it is notable for sev...
Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Naming and Shaming: Nicknames for Police, From Peelers to Pigs

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Police have been in the news much of late, mostly for negative reasons: racism, misogyny, and brutality to name three. In other words, they ...
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Monday, 17 May 2021

Boston King: Black Loyalist, Minister, African Colonial Leader

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When the British attacked Charleston (Charlestown), South Carolina in the spring of 1780, thousands of enslaved Africans fled to the British...
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021

The British Seize Charleston, May 12, 1780

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[A somewhat fanciful depiction of The Siege of Charleston   from the British lines by Alonzo Chappell, 1862.]  On May 12, 1780, Charleston, ...
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Gladstone v. Disraeli: The Great Victorian Rivalry

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[Above: Punch cartoon of Disraeli on left, and Gladstone as two characters from an operetta by Burnand and Sullivan] William Gladstone and ...
Saturday, 3 April 2021

Henry VIII's Lost Palace: Nonsuch

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In 1538, Henry VIII began construction of a large palace on some 700 acres of royal land between Cheam and Ewell in Surrey. (Image: portrait...