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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence

The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.

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Living in limbo when a loved one is missing

When someone goes missing, loved ones are thrown into a state akin to constant grieving; waiting for news, living in hope. Novelist Bev Thomas describes how they try to cope and carry on.

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Ancestry, privacy and the family tree

Wanting to find out more about her Jamaican grandfather, Tanya Perdikou contemplates DNA testing. But first she has to consider the potential impact of unexpected results.

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When parenting brings a paradigm shift

There were no indications during her pregnancy that Carol Nahra’s son would have severe, life-threatening disabilities. Here she describes the stages on her journey from shock to love and beyond.

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  • Japanese funeral customs: relatives pay their respects at the ancestral grave. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).
  • A nun being visited in the monastery by female relatives. Engraving by S. Smith after Sir C.L. Eastlake.
  • Japanese funeral customs: in the house of the dead man, relatives share a meal with a Buddhist monk. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).
  • People decorating the graves of their relatives in a cemetery in Italy for the celebration of All Souls. Gouache painting by Reginald Cleaver.
  • A Protestant marriage ceremony is performed in Alsace by a priest in the company of the couple's relatives. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1878, after G. Brion.
  • W.E. Gladstone and other Liberal politicians as prisoners being released from prison; relatives and friends waiting for them at the gate. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 18 December 1886.
  • A young woman comes to visit a sick young man in hope that her love will cure him, surrounded by relatives. Line engraving by J. Goodyear after P.E. Destouches.
  • W.E. Gladstone and other Liberal politicians as prisoners being released from prison; relatives and friends waiting for them at the gate. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 18 December 1886.
  • Chinese birth customs: a baby's head is shaved as part of the one month celebration; right, relatives bring a gift of money in a red envelope. Watercolour by a Chinese artist, ca. 1800.
  • A young woman is brought to visit a sick young man in the hope that her love will cure him; relatives and attendants are present. Coloured lithograph by Lafosse after P.-E. Destouches, ca. 1850/1879.
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