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Jun 21, 2024 · Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh (John Murray/Farrar, Strauss & Giroux) The British empire’s opium trade, based on mass cultivation of poppy crops in India and sales ...
Jun 30, 2024 · Jane Whorwood was a female secret agent and Royalist spy during the First Civil War. When King Charles I fled Hampton Court for the Isle of Wight in 1647, he soon found himself imprisoned behind the castle walls of Carisbrooke. Jane had already arrived in the nearby market town of Newport and as his ‘escape manager’ tried to coordinate his ...
Jul 9, 2024 · In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton became nationally famous as a composer and bandleader in the 1920s, but got his start twenty years earlier, entertaining customers in the city's famous bordellos and ...
4 days ago · Scattered across California’s landscape lie the remnants of forgotten dreams – ghost towns. Once-thriving settlements fueled by gold fever, mining booms, and desert ambitions, these abandoned outposts offer a glimpse into the state’s volatile cycles of boom and bust.
Jun 25, 2024 · In the "Hidden Histories of Women" exhibition, Alison Baxter honours the often underestimated but profound impact of our Grandmothers. This assortment of miniature vessels commemorates these extraordinary women and the narratives they carry. Alison, the artist, has transformed these narratives into art, with each vessel embodying the distinct ...
23 hours ago · Hidden Histories, Traveling Time: Science Fiction Translation as Cognitive Estrangement . Author(s): Posadas, Baryon Tensor Source: Mechademia: Second Arc ...
Jul 8, 2024 · Directed by Madeleine O'Reilly. Designed by Emma Williams. Performers - Sophie Clay, Michael Forrest, Alan Clay, Levi Payne, Lisa Howard. The Hidden History project is supported by Mind the Gap - England's leading learning disability performance and live arts organisation and has been postponed twice due to the coronavirus pandemic.
