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Wealth
Offshore finance and a millennial history of the wealthy.
Underwear
From the humorous to the sensual, the hidden story of underwear.
Crowds
The rich and diverse history of crowds in entertainment, sports and politics.
ECOLOGY
Ecological harms: from the Californian desert to the Salisbury Plain.
Dress Culture
How culture, stigma and discrimination impact dress choices.
Smoking
Smoking in modern Britain and the Soviet Union.
Motherhood
The politics of motherhood and US mums on the sharp end of the law.
Solidarity
Racial sympathy amongst white Americans and the meaning of solidarity.
Objects and Stories
How objects like shoes and watches help tell the history of slavery and wartime atrocities
Death
A social history of death in the UK. Also, attitudes to dying in China.
Russian Propaganda
How propaganda in Russia has intensified since the war in Ukraine.
The Irish in the UK
How Irish nurses shaped the NHS. Also, Irish migrants, in London and the UK.
Learning Disabilities
From cruel jibes to institutional care, a history of people with learning disabilities.
Dogs
Laurie Taylor on the history of keeping dogs as pets and the politics of dog-human links.