Stories
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- Article
The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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- In pictures
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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- Podcast
Hope
In the first episode of our podcast series ‘Hello Happiness’, Bidisha explores our emotions – focusing on hope – with a diverse range of scientists, historians, artists and activists.
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- Podcast
Joy
Bidisha explores joy, from the psychology of our earliest laughs to collective and solitary pleasures like comedy, food and performance.
Catalogue
- Digital Images
- Online
Execution of the William Burke
- Digital Images
- Online
Execution of J. Frampton and Andrew Barton
- Pictures
- Online
Execution of criminals in Guinea. Etching, ca. 1763.
Date: [1763?]Reference: 583900i- Books
Execution by hunger : the hidden holocaust / Miron Dolot.
Dolot, Miron.Date: [1985], ©1985- Books
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Execution of Maclean, commonly known by the name of The Gentleman Highwayman.
Date: [1795?]