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9. Broken Letters from the Cloppenburg Press
By Niles Webb This collection of three ‘B’s includes the kind of subtle hints which historians are forced to rely upon if they seek to reconstruct the history of religious radicalism in Britain. Radicals themselves left few sources behind, whilst those seeking to discredit them left many. In the words of the Leveller Richard Overton,…
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8. The Stag Ballroom
By Lindsay Horsham (@lindsaymhorsham) Originally built in 1895 as a hunting lodge for the Duke and Duchess of Fife, Mar Lodge stands tall against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, imposing in its size and symmetry. Tucked away to the side, dwarfed by the Lodge and semi-obscured by trees, sits an unusual looking building, its…
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7. A Film Slide from the Cultural Revolution
By Ivi Fung Many will recognise immediately what is in the middle of the film slide – a portrait of the first Chairman of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mao Zedong. The photograph was a material representation of Mao’s cult of personality at its height.
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6. The New Mrs Lee’s Cookbook (1974/2004)
By Charmaine Au-Yeung (@steamedbaos) Nasi lemak, fish ball noodles, roti, and Hainanese chicken rice walk onto a table. This diversity of Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian offerings is the bread-and-butter of Singaporean eating culture, which primarily takes place in hawker centres: indoor food markets. Indeed, when people talk about Singapore, food is all they ever talk…
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5. A Mince-Pie Administration
by David Cowan (@david_cowan) The accession of George III in 1760 ended the ‘Whig Supremacy’ and ushered in an era of political volatility as the party system broke down, producing a series of short-lived ministries and factional division until the emergence of Lord North in 1770. When Lord North’s ministry came to an end in…
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