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Drugs in Victorian Britain
| Louise Crane
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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Dealing with the dead after a nuclear attack
| Taras Young
Cold War-era predictions of death on a vast scale became routine. But the British authorities were less prepared to dispose of the bodies.
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Bloody capitalism and the cash flow of the menstrual cycle
| Dr Camilla RøstvikJo Hanley
Once they thrived on taboos and shame. Now period-product manufacturers are finding new ways to flourish in this era of period activism – but products aren’t the end of the story.
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Renaissance women and their killer cosmetics
| Jill BurkeSteven Pocock
In this extract from ‘How to be a Renaissance Woman’, Jill Burke delves into a complex world of beauty products, poison and patriarchy – and reveals the impossible contradictions of femininity faced by 16th-century women.