An estimated fifth of Londoners suffered from syphilis in the late 18th century and, behind closed doors, Regency Britons were engaged in extra martial affairs and even polyamory.
Sarah Bendall, Australian Catholic University and Megan Shaw, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Mary & George depicts the real-life story of Mary Villiers and her son George, and their social climbing at the early 17th century English royal court.
While you enjoy a hot chocolate and a spin on the teacups, take a moment to thank the frost fairs of our ancestors for starting a beloved Christmas tradition.
The jewellery and human remains discovered at a recent excavation in Northamptonshire shed light on the elite position of some newly-Christian women in seventh century England.
Distinguished University Professor | Canada Research Chair in Linguistics | Founding Director of the Sociolinguistics Laboratory, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa