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Gay men in London, from persecution to Pride

Ben Gazur’s whistle-stop tour of the history of gay men in London takes us from 14th-century persecution to modern Pride events.

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Witches

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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Spiritual joy

Spiritual joy can be a source of strength. Like the optimistic Pollyanna, there’s a lot to be said for finding reasons to rejoice, even in adversity.

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Where does violence come from?

The popular understanding of certain ideas in psychology have become so embedded that it’s easy to blame the parents when a young person commits a crime. Laura Bui looks to the past for evidence.

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  • Persecution of Christians with scenes of martyrdom behind. Engraving by J. Wierix after M. de Vos.
  • Martyrdom and persecution of Christians by the Romans. Woodcut, 1570.
  • Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • Martyred saints of the Augustinian order, who died under persecution through the Vandals in Africa, bishops and saints of the order and representations of the individual Augustinian orders. Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614.
  • Martyred saints of the Augustinian order, who died under persecution through the Vandals in Africa, bishops and saints of the order and representations of the individual Augustinian orders. Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614.
  • Christians in the catacombs celebrate the communion, threatened by Roman soldiers who are descending the stairs behind them. Lithograph after A. Leloir.
  • Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakasipu in front of his son and attendants. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • The Holy Tree of Meterah, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • Lord Durham, surrounded by schoolboy politicians, is victimised in a game and jostled by Lord Melbourne. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
  • Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.
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