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#TwiceRemoved with Professor David Turner
Professor David Turner explores the lives of disabled persons during the Industrial Revolution revealing attitudes far more varied then commonly perceived.
9 June 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Addressing Health
Historian Laura Newman shares the work of Addressing Health, a project dedicated to examining and exploring the health of Victorian and Edwardian postal workers.
28 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Packed With Potential
Anne Lister, a diarist, shot to fame when she became the subject of the brilliant BBC Drama Gentleman Jack. But who was the real Anne Lister? What can her diaries, which famously recorded her intimate relationships with women, tell us? What else did she record and why are her diaries so important?
21 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Sarah Murden
Historian Sarah Murden takes us back in time to explore our Georgian ancestors. What was life like for our working ancestors? Why was there such a big divide between poor and rich? How long did they live and why was everyone so obsessed with getting married? Sarah answers all this and more!
14 May 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Paul Couchman
Take a big bite out of this delicious episode of #TwiceRemoved and explore what your ancestors ate, how they cooked, learnt and shared recipes.
30 April 2021 No Comments
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#TwiceRemoved with Suzie Lennox
A history of Britain’s resurrection men. Suzie Lennox delves into the dark world of the body snatchers. Who were these criminals? How much was a body worth? How did they go about stealing the corpses? How worried were people about their loved ones remains? What theft prevention methods did people employ? Suzie answers all these questions and more!
23 April 2021 No Comments