Category: Features
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Uncovering China’s Complex History of Animal Welfare: From Compassion to Modern Challenges
Attitudes towards animals vary from culture to culture, with legal and social implications. Sarah Zhou examines China’s history of animal welfare and what it means today.
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Shakespeare: The Original Orchestrator of ‘Fake News’
Shakespeare’s characterisation of Richard III has had an enduring impact on the Yorkist king’s legacy. Ella Gibson questions whether this representation is fair or accurate.
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‘Wicked wife, accuser of her own husband’: Should we forgive Jane Boleyn?
Jane Boleyn has long been remembered as the jealous wife of George Boleyn who testified against her husband and sister-in-law to bring about their downfalls. Arianna North Castell challenges this perception and emphasises the need for a revisionist history of Jane.
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Bluetooth: how an everyday technology is named for a Danish King (and blueberries)
Bluetooth is a near ubiquitous technology, but where did it get its name from? Darcy Gresham explores the viking inspired origins of the wireless technology.
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Threads; The Story of a Harrowing Nuclear Drama
During the Cold War, nuclear annihilation was perhaps the most harrowing extinction-level event people worried about. Jess Clark explores how the 1984 BBC television-drama terrified British citizens by showing them what may have been if the bombs dropped.
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The Abandoned Hotels of Kupari: The Prosperity and Decline of a Hotel Complex in the Jewel of the Adriatic
Elizabeth Price explores the remnants of the Croatian War for Independence—the Abandoned Hotels of Kupari.
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The importance of anonymous texts in breaking social stigma – A Woman in Berlin
Elena Fritzsch explores The anonymity of “A Woman in Berlin”, a poignant memoir of post-war survival.
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Craigmillar Castle: Edinburgh’s Forgotten ‘Other Castle’
Craigmillar Castle boasts a six-hundred-year history, but is often overlooked as Edinburgh’s forgotten castle. Eleanor Whitehead explores the stories of alleged witchcraft, royal escapes, and infamous plots that haunt the castle’s history.
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