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The Times of Israel on MSN15d
How a 19th-century British Jew became a Zulu chieftain and slaveholding warlord
In new book 'The Jew Who Would Be King,' historian Adam Rovner tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, who survived a shipwreck and went on to a life of wealth, adventure and corruption The post How a ...
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These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
By the second half of the 19th century, the pace of ... from glittering society parties to women of questionable repute ...
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The Revolutionary Influence of the First English Children’s Novel
She was everything that 18th- and 19th-century British society thought women shouldn’t be: poor, well-educated, self-made and unmarried (at least until the last few pages). Margery was wildly ...
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The long nineteenth century
Pam co-directs or co-leads the Drinking Studies Network, an NCN-funded project on women and alcohol in 19th-century British and Polish cultures, and the Drinking Studies Faculty Research Group.
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Dazzling and Didactic Board Games from the 19th Century
More than just play objects, these games are curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards ...
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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...