History
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Between the Headlines: an insider's view of the newsThe GNM Archive holds the records of the Guardian and Observer newspapers – preserving the stories behind the published articles. As part of Explore your Archive 2017, we’ve been taking a look at some of the ways our collections add context and detail to the digitised newspapers, giving our researchers an insiders’ view of the news.
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West Country witchcraft and the hanged women of urban ExeterWhy were so many women accused and then put to death in 16th and 17th century Devon?
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Hugh Kearney obituaryHistorian who challenged readers to view the pasts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as inseparable
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Missing murals: the lost Soviet art of the StansProtecting a reminder of a fallen political system is not high on the urban preservation list in Central Asian cities. Countless mosaics have been destroyed
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The overriding narrative arc of black history in schools is one of long victimhood brought to a sudden end by Rosa Parks, writes Lola OkolosiePupils dressed as slaves? It says a lot about our approach to black history
How Neolithic farming sowed the seeds of modern inequality 10,000 years ago