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Regency Inequality: The Gap Between Rich And Poor In Georgian Britain

Never was the chasm between rich and poor more stark than in the Regency era. Ian Mortimer chronicles a period in which the wealthiest gorged themselves on the fruits of Britain’s industrial might, while the working classes endured lives that were often nasty, brutish and short

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Which rotten borough had the smallest number of constituents?

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Rotten boroughs were parliamentary constituencies that had very few voters yet still had the right to elect two MPs to the Commons.

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Happy Anniversary, Wyoming: Celebrating the Attraction of Freedom

Today is the anniversary of Wyoming becoming the first territory or state to grant women the right to vote on December 10, 1869. Not Massachusetts. Not Pennsylvania. Not New York. Wyoming. The reason for the decision is hotly debated and I would have preferred simply a frontier appreciation for freedom. However, one theory may be…

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Andrew Purkis: Calling all trustees – a general election needs the strong voice of charities

Andrew Purkis: Calling all trustees – a general election needs the strong voice of charities
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Mass protests have a very English history – and a dirty secret

From the Peasants’ Revolt to today’s pro-Palestinian march in London, the UK has hosted many furious public demonstrations

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