Stories
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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Booze and bad behaviour
Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.
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‘My Hair Is Not…’
Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
Catalogue
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In pursuit of memory : the fight against Alzheimer's / Joseph Jebelli.
Jebelli, JosephDate: 2017- Books
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The tyburn chronicle: or, villainy display'd in all its branches. Containing an authentic account of the lives, adventures, tryals, executions, and last dying speeches of the most notorious male factors. Of all Denominations, who have suffered for Bigamy, Forgeries, Highway-Robberies, House-Breaking, Murders, Perjury, Piracy, Rapes, Riots, Sodomy, Starving, Treason, And other the most enormous Crimes. The Whole being the most faithful Narrative ever yet Published of the various Executions, and other Punishments, In England, Scotland, and Ireland, From the year 1700, to the present time.
Date: [1768]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Jonge Juffrouw Anna, Ids Baarends Kuyk, master. James Verco, commander of the private ship or vessel of war the fox, the pretended sole captor of the said ship and goods, - - - - - - - appellant. Against Richard Pentreath, master of the ship or vessel the success, claiming joint captor of the said ship and goods, - - - - - - - - respondent. And against George Gostling, His Majesty's procurator general in his office of admiralty, for the interest of His Majesty in his said office of admiralty, - - - intervener. Case on behalf of His Majesty in his office of Admiralty.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius, and its dependencies. Hananel mendes da costa, of London, merchants, - - appellant, against the Right Honourable Lord Rodney, and the Right Honourable General John Vaughan, - - - - - respondents. Appendix to the respondents' case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1790?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. La Misericordia, Miguel Pasqual, master. Anthony Calvert, agent and claimant for the private ships of war active, John Inglis commander; carnatic, James Gibbons commander; Tom, William Freadsham commander; and castor, Daniel Brocklebank commander, joint captors with His Majesty's ship leviathan, John Brown Esquire, commander, - - - - - - appellant. The said John Brown, and James Heseltine, Esquire, His Majesty's procurator general, respondents. An appeal from St. Christopher's. The appellant's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785]