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Reuben Joynes WEAVER & ACTIVIST
In 2001, my middle daughter, Eleanor, flew off to America for a gap year in Minnesota. There she met Mike, and after returning home a year later, they pursued a transatlantic relationship for a few years, before marrying in London in 2006. The my imm
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Photo-dating Puzzle
We go right back in time with our July puzzle, based on a unique plate-based photograph. Can you estimate a likely date? When you think you have it, you can check the answer on page 72. Jayne Shrimpton is a professional dress historian and ‘photo det
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Dreaded Institution A History Of The Workhouse
Workhouses emerged in the early 17th century, as a solution to the ever growing burden of caring for a parish’s poor. The institutions that resulted were notorious for cruel, hard rules, but when people were desperate and had nowhere else to go, the

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