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Darling Daisy: Queen Margrethe of Denmark
Queen Margrethe of Denmark abdicated on January 14 in favour of her son Crown Prince Frederik X. Darcy Gresham discusses Margrethe’s legacy and her important attempts to modernise the Danish monarchy.
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Exploring Seattle’s Racial Restrictive Covenants
While not especially known for history of racism, Seattle, Washington widely employed a discriminatory housing policy called ‘racial restrictive covenants’, which created a segregated racial landscape, homeownership disparity, and a significant wealth gap. Coco Barrett explores the use and legacy of these covenants.
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Innocence Betrayed, Condemnation’s Blade
This man, once healed by Sarah’s hand, now accused her, taking a stand. “Her potions cured what prayers could not.” His voice shook, a fearful plot. In this fiction piece, Ambrose Brown explores themes of injustice and superstition in Salem’s history.
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Farewell Juniper Green
Not so long ago you could be deported to Australia for committing a minor crime. Stuart McFarlane’s poem explores the feeling of being forced to leave Edinburgh.
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Variolation, Vaccination, and the Eradication of Smallpox
Smallpox, a once deadly disease, was eradicated due to immunization efforts worldwide. Ishaabhya Tripathi traces how this groundbreaking public health success was achieved,
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Historical Parallels in The Hunger Games: Can Futuristic Films Have Historical Relevance?
Flora Gilchrist delves into the historical parallels in The Hunger Games franchise, and what this reveals about the series’ significance today.
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Grimond’s Gunfire: The Radical Revival of the U.K. Liberal Party
When the U.K. Liberal Party was on it’s last legs, Jo Grimond’s leadership changed the fate and trajectory of the third-party. Sam Marks outlines Grimond’s life and legacy.
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Soviet Era Cinema: On the Development of Montage Theory
Meenakshi Nirmalan explores the rise of cinema during the Soviet era
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