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Shakespeare: Man, Playwright, Junkie?
I have just stumbled upon a fantastic article... Or should I say fantastical? Cannabis discovered in tobacco pipes found in William Shakespeare's garden! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/william-shakespeare/11792533/Cannabis-discovered-in-tobacco-pipes-found-in-William-Shakespeares-garden.html The article claims that Shakespeare might have written some of his famous works while high because South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William … Continue reading Shakespeare: Man, Playwright, Junkie?
Current Reports of Calais Migrant Crisis Echo 1938 Daily Mail Article
Transcript "The way stateless Jews and Germans are pouring in from every port of this country is becoming an outrage. I intend to enforce the law to the fullest." In these words, Mr Herbert Metcalde, the Old Street Magistrate yesterday referred to the number of aliens entering this country through the 'back door' -- a … Continue reading Current Reports of Calais Migrant Crisis Echo 1938 Daily Mail Article
A History of Reasonable People
A couple of comics demonstrating how history may have ran its course if humans were a nice, reasonable species: Find these and more here.
Brilliant!
This was just posted by a friend on Facebook and it's brilliant!
Juliet, oh, Juliet!
White Flight
As any interested follower of my little blog may know, I spent last semester studying the history of race. I feel as though studying the history of racism and resistance movements opened my eyes and my mind up to field of study and a portion of the world that I had previously found myself ignorant … Continue reading White Flight
History of Russia
What caused the Wyatt rebellion?
The Wyatt rebellion broke out for a variety of reasons. It is difficult to get to the heart of the causes due to the unreliability of the historical evidence surrounding the events; for instance, contemporary propaganda or varying motives of the rebels. Despite this, it is easy to establish three main causes of the rebellion: … Continue reading What caused the Wyatt rebellion?
Modern Deviancy
We have an interesting topic of discussion for our seminar this afternoon - deviance and power. For reference, we are primarily looking at the following texts: Pfohl, Images of Deviance and Social Control, New York 1985. Cresswell, In Place/Out of Place, Minneapolis 1996. Firstly, it is important that we establish a definition for the deviant. … Continue reading Modern Deviancy
The Historian's Apprentice 