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The current that kills
| Ruth Garde
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Witches
| Helen FosterEast Midlands Oral History ArchiveAsma Istwani
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
| Dr Lindsey FitzharrisKathleen Arundell
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
| Lalita Kaplish
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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The meanings of hurt
| Alanna SkuseSteven Pocock
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.