ON THE SPOT: We ask 20 questions of leading historians on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on the Tudors .
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Works matching IS 00182753 AND DT 2017 AND VI 67 AND IP 9
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Points of Interest: Even the most obscure topic can be fascinating, and fascination can be found in the most unlikely places.
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ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENT INTROVERT: The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin robbed Israel of a rare politician able to make peace with the Palestinians.
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RETHINKING ROCKET SCIENCE: A study of the early history of jet engines transforms the way we should think about technological change.
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BEYOND BALFOUR AND SYKES-PICOT: Steering clear of Orientalist fantasy and patriotic British myth, this innovative analysis brings clarity to the complexities of the Middle East in the early 20th century.
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ANIMAL MAGNETISM IN VICTORIAN LONDON: Mesmerism was a short-lived medical phenomenon, but its most celebrated British exponent, John Elliotson, attracted large crowds, which incensed his rivals.
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THE ANCIENTS HAD STARS IN THEIR EYES: Since its surprising discovery on the Aegean seabed over a century ago, the Antikythera Mechanism has intrigued astrologers, classicists and historians of science.
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STRIPPING DOWN THE BUTTONED UP: An examination of the 'fleeting, fine-grained intimacies' of letters, diaries and memoirs produces a witty and scholarly account of Victorian attitudes to the body.
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A FORENSIC TAKE ON DEVIANCE: Microhistories, examining a range of notorious and mundane crimes, can help recover marginalised fi gures and forge links to wider cultural histories.
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PICTS, PINS, STONES AND BONES: A vivid account of groundbreaking archaeological excavations at a Scottish site of crucial importance to the North Sea world.
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THE MUSIC OF TIME NO 3: THE SOUND OF SILENCE: How and why did concert-going change from a raucous, noisy affair to one of hushed appreciation?.
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NATIONAL GALLERY FINLAND.
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THE TRAGEDY OF FORCE Z: The sinking by Japanese aircraft of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in December 1941 and the subsequent loss of Singapore was a grievous blow to British morale. But have historians misunderstood what really happened?.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 64
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OPERA: FOR THE ORDINARY: Despite popular misconceptions and its aristocratic origins, for part of its history opera was inextricably linked with popular culture - no more so than in the 1920s.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 58
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AT HOME WITH THE STOICS: Do Stoic philosophy and the family mix? The writings of Seneca show how the model Stoic, relying on nothing but his own mind, can still be a loving family man.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 48
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THE MYTH OF MUMMY WHEAT: Despite a total lack of evidence, the belief that grains of wheat found in Ancient Egyptian tombs could produce bountiful crops was surprisingly hardy.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 36
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PAKISTAN: A FAILED STATE? Seventy years on from its creation, crisis-ridden Pakistan is a very different country from the one envisioned by its founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 24
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POMPEY THE GREAT: BORN 29 SEPTEMBER 106 BC.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 22
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Alternative Histories.
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Actes and Angels: Early Protestants were suspicious of the supernatural. Despite this, John Foxe's martyrology was replete with angels.
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Cold War Clem: Fiercely anti-Communist, Clement Attlee found Britain's intelligence agencies to be invaluable tools.
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The Other Invasion: The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1167 sowed the seeds for centuries of tension between England and the Irish.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 12
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'The Turkish Lawrence of Arabia': The dramatic life of the outlaw and special agent Eşref Bey epitomises the end of the Ottoman Empire.
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 8
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LETTERS.
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THE MAP ROME, 1942.
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History is at odds with our desire for simple certainties. Can its cultivation of complexity create a better future?
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- History Today, 2017, v. 67, n. 9, p. 3
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