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Beach reading for historians (or why simple writing makes your argument smarter)
by Marta Musso Summer reading is always tricky for young academics. On the one hand, the summer holidays are the perfect and unique time of the year to relax and read all the pleasant, light novels that you never have time for. On the other hand, summer is also the time to catch up with…
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‘Experience doesn’t pay the bills’: a lesson from medieval England
By Rhiannon Sandy (@RhiannonSandy) A few weeks ago, in my daily perusal of Twitter, I came across a retweet which made me angry enough to write a blogpost. Questioned as to why interns should be paid if they’re ‘getting experience for their résumé’, US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a short video answer – ‘experience doesn’t…
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12. Ford Box Bungalow
By Aoife O’Leary McNeice (@aolmcn) The coast surrounding Cork Harbour is dappled with little holiday cottages. Ivy and gorse break through the flimsy plywood walls of these boxy bungalows, and paint flakes off to reveal the curious industrial origins of these summer homes. These bungalows started life in the Ford Motors Factory, which opened in…
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14. A Special Copy of Richard Cantillon’s ‘Essai sur la Nature du Commerce’
By Alec Israeli While studying a modern edition of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, I came across editorial footnotes citing Smith’s quotations from Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général, a 1755 treatise by French political economist Richard Cantillon.[1] Wanting to consult the original source, I requested a copy to read at the Wren…
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Shakespeare’s Forgotten Publisher: The Curious Disappearance of Edward Blount
Why did Edward Blount, the publisher of Shakespeare’s First Folio, suddenly disappear from the historical record in the mid-1620s? Matt Ryan has found exciting new archival evidence that sheds light on this historical mystery.
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