Japneet Hayer
To What Extent is Ethnicity Important When Considering Englishness in the Twentieth Century?
During the twentieth century, England saw a dramatic increase in rates of immigration from parts of the Commonwealth, primarily due to...
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Rebecca Colyer
Sep 2, 20239 min read
The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Crime in Early Modern Europe
During the early modern period, gender issues within society caused the criminal justice system and its authorities to target those who...
Molly Davies
Mar 25, 202310 min read
“Vice” and media sensationalism as a significant focus for public anxieties in 1950's London
1950s London, an increasingly cosmopolitan capital city, witnessed “vice” pushed to the forefront of public anxieties. Vice came in the...
Sarah Brady
Sep 19, 202233 min read
Fanaticism, Sensationalism and Obsession during the Lunacy Panics of 19th Century England
Abstract Victorian society has often been thought of one of upstanding morals, rigid etiquette and sombre tones. Yet the lunacy panics...
Arron Cockell
May 30, 202213 min read
The Masculine Paradigm in the Study of Fascism
The masculine paradigm cannot be detached from the ideology of fascism. With the strong notions of blood and the staunchness of virility...
Anton Higgins
May 24, 202212 min read
A Gendered Monarchy? How, and to what extent, did gender influence early modern English Monarchy?
The extent to which the ‘gendered’ element or, more simply, gender prejudices shaped society, relative to their theoretical rigidity, is...
Anton Higgins
May 22, 20225 min read
Review: E.P. Thompson's Customs in Common
Customs in Common consolidated E. P. Thompson’s renown as a brilliantly original historian, provocative and passionate though always...
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