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The birth of the travel guide
In the 19th century travel evolved from an aristocratic privilege to middle-class reality. Explore how rail guides made this possible. -
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Queer classified adverts and love letters in the 1920s
In an era when the law criminalised your love, how was it possible to meet members of the same sex and communicate? -
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Royal accounts from 1605, including expenses to host Shakespeare's plays
Explore the parties of James I and VI's court as told by the royal household's financial accounts.