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How do you solve a problem like Marie?
(4 minute read) Joe Cook opens the curtain of history and discovers some alarming truths about the “Woman of the Millennium”.
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Toppling the truth: a monumental matter
(7 minute read) Donal Durrihy takes an alternative view to the prevailing mood on the removal of controversial statues.
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A walk down history lane …
(9 minute read) Luca La Monica takes the reader on a fascinating wander down the main street of his home town in Southern Italy.
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Reading a building colonially
(8 minute read) They’re pulling down statues, but what about houses? Adam Brocklehurst looks behind the bricks and mortar to discover challenging truths about the culture that crafted some of England’s most iconic buildings.
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Covid-19: a chance to build bridges between generations
(7 minute read) Lisa Fraser explains how volunteering to buy groceries for an isolated elderly neighbour has changed the way she relates to older people.
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The Decameron and the power of stories
(5 minute read) Though telling stories might seem an escape from our Covid confinement reality, Jaqueline Silverio believes that doing so will help us face up better to its challenges.
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Finding meaning in COVID 19
(4 minute read) We should not only seek the “end in time” of this epidemic but ask ourselves what is “the goal to reach”, argues Martin Duran Lopez.
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Illuminating the “Dark” Ages
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones reveals that the Middle Ages were not as dark as is often claimed and finds that women played a surprisingly powerful role in society.
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Triumph and tragedy at the registrar
(5 minute read) Martin Ketterer uses lockdown time to travel back into the lives of his German and Irish forebears, and discovers a world of colourful characters, drama and heroism.
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Once upon a time there was an election …
(5 minute read) Zoë Dukoff-Gordon on politics as story and why the recent UK general election felt so despairing.
