Social and cultural history

Further reading

• Postcards and Pitman: A fascinating glimpse into a forgotten world
  Author Kathryn Baird discusses Pitman shorthand in postcards
• Antisemitism
  A world history of prejudice
• The cobbled street: Memories of a child
  G.J. Urquhart paints a picture of 1950s life
• Windrush: A landmark in the history of modern Britain
  The arrival of Empire Windrush marked the beginning of large-scale post-war immigration
• The NHS: Serving the nation for 70 years
  Reflecting on the National Health Service’s origins, achievements and struggles
• Britain’s lost tragedies uncovered (and remembered)
  A look back at the tragedies and disasters that may not have stayed in public memory, but are no less terrible than their more famous counterparts
• A pig called Alice
  A writer new to traditional farming reveals the benefits of living like a pig
• Indonesia and the coconut
  Why do Indonesians play football with a flaming coconut?
• From martyrdom to capitalism: A timeline of Valentine’s Day
  How did the death of a Christian saint become the day of love?
• Five Abolitionists you should know
  Wilberforce may be the most well known but have you heard of these other abolitionists throughout history?
• The history of Scotland in seven people
  Which figures from history made Scotland what it is?
• The media vs the mighty in seven quotes
  The press and those in power have been at war since the reign of Henry VIII
• A short history of the Post Office
  The Post Office dates way back to 1660 when it was established by Charles II
• Peace symbols through history
  How different representations of peace have been used symbolically in various cultures and contexts
• A history of British pub names
  What’s in a name?
• 10 things you didn’t know about Britain’s black community during the World Wars
  Little-known facts about Britain’s black community during World War I and World War II
• How an escaped slave became the most photographed American of the 19th century
  African American Frederick Douglass understood the power of photography
• 10 street photography tips
  Colin Moody's top 10 helpful hints for street photography
• The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
  A short history of the lead up to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
• Slavery in history
  A history of slavery from ancient to modern
• The history of street photography
  The invention of photography and street photography genre
• The price of a bouquet: Vincent Van Gogh and the art market
  Van Gogh’s works go for millions today, but he struggled to sell them in his lifetime
• Six strange objects from the history of medicine
  Medical implements used to help heal throughout history
• The Duke of Somerset, Scotland and Brexit
  How today’s politics reflect back to Tudor times
• Ask the author: Emma White on dogs throughout British history
  Historian Emma White on researching the history of dogs in Britain
• 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Burma
  Felicity Goodall reveals some intriguing little-known facts about Burma
• Changes to medical practice from 1914 - 1918
  The Great War presented an opportunity for advances in healthcare
• Celebrating 80 years of the Speaking Clock
  A token of a bygone age, the speaking clock service remains a stalwart of British timekeeping
• Immigration to the USA by White Star liner
  Improved conditions for third-class passengers
• Elizabeth Fry: Saint of prison reform
  A martyr for a cause, but not in the sense that has been popularly supposed
• Magna Carta: Justice for all?
  Is the ‘Great Charter’ the symbol of freedom it is made out to be?
• Graffiti of the East End
  From unlicensed advertising to street art
• The swinging sixties
  A ’60s mod reminisces
• Bringing up baby in the 1950s
  Motherhood was a very different affair in the 1950s to what it is today
• Lost Countries: A treasure trove of history from an old stamp album
  Rare stamps reveal shifting history of the world through conflict and colonization
• Transportation to Australia
  Transporting convicts to serve their prison sentences in penal colonies in the Southern Hemisphere
• The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918
  A century ago the world was in the grip of a devastating influenza pandemic which killed millions worldwide
• 500 years of the Royal College of Physicians
  The Royal College of Physicians is one of the most ancient professional medical organisations still operating in the world