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History of Coin Collecting

This is a shortened version of a talk delivered to The Sussex Coin Club, 9.9.21 (formerly Worthing Coin Club) Collecting can be traced...

Addition to Indian Booklists

We have mentioned in recent weeks the novels of Abir Mukherjee, so here is the current up to date list of his detective novels set in the...

Two Books on Scottish and Irish Migration

Adventurers and Exiles _ The Great Scottish Exodus Marjory Harper A Pocket History of The Irish Famine Fiona Biggs PLUS a book...

Three Books on Forced Migration Stories

I have consulted a number of sources for the lecture, 12th May, but here are three books you might enjoy. The Mammoth Book of Native...

First Migration booklist

General Books The Shortest History of Migration Ian Goldin International Migration Khalid Koser The Great Migrations John...

Short Booklist: History of Greenland

A History of Greenland Alex Bugeja A short but comprehensive history. More of a textbook than a historical work. The Vanished...

Heroes & Villains: Part 2

HEROES WITH FEET OF CLAY: CLIVE OF INDIA & FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE The phenomena of knocking 'heroes' off their plinths and exposing their...

Heroes and Villains: Opening Lecture of Series

Definitions, Joan of Arc, and Dracula The difficulty of defining heroes, eg who are heroes in the 21st century? Easier to define villains...

American Slavery and The Nat Turner Rebellion

First African slaves arrive in Virginia 1619 Slavery persist in America until 1865 The nature of American Slavery Types of Resistance to...

Black Spartacus: The Haitian Slave Revolution

Lockdown Lecture Synopsis for Monday 23 September European slave traders and slave owners in The Caribbean: English and French History of...

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