The rich and complex histories of Black life in the UK have largely been omitted from popular narratives that present Britain as anti-racist. They must be remembered now
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La Nouvelle-Zélande aussi s'interroge sur le sort à réserver aux monuments et aux noms de lieux rendant hommage au passé colonial.
Young men make up the majority of black people killed by police in the US. That’s fed a perception that black women are somehow shielded from the threat of police violence. They aren’t.
Statues and monuments have been used to present a revisionist history in which empire was great while omitting the violence they subvertly celebrate.
Britain’s heritage is steeped in the remnants and history of slavery, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it.
PODCAST: The second part of a series from The Anthill Podcast on how the world recovered from major crises throughout history.
Could a lingering impact of coronavirus be a new heyday of the original socially-distanced cinema?
After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument’s history.
Coins have always conveyed a message and, helpfully for historians, they are anchored to a specific time and space. Rome’s emperors used coins to push their political agendas.
The mosque is where men and women and children go to pray. But, according to art historian Christiane Gruber, some make room for other, non-human creatures too.
With the plague decimating the ranks of laborers, surviving workers started pining for higher wages. When the monarchy responded by enacting taxes and restrictive labor laws, the peasants rebelled.
From Brexit to coroanvirus, Britain keeps looking to the second world war and its spirit as a way to get through. However, the ideas of the period are not so close to the truth.
Poets and the wealthy were angered by those who saw their opportunity to rise above their station after the plague.
In Namur, Belgium, archaeological excavations were almost buried for good under the cover of lockdown. The incident draws attention to weaknesses in archaeological heritage protection systems.
People are turning to tarot while in lockdown as they search for clarity about love, work and life in such uncertain times.
From magic bowls to holy shirts, Muslim cultures used various devices to protect the user from harm starting in the 11th century. Many of these objects were beautifully designed, too.
The plants a Roman chose could say a lot about the person they were.
There is a sad precedent of pandemic disease threatening the residents of care institutions – and of authorities not heeding the dangers.
Fun fact: the term ‘influenza’ comes from the premodern belief stars influenced disease. Before epidemiologists, there were astrologers.
Those experiencing stress and uncertainty amid the coronavirus may find guidance in medieval responses to plagues, which relied on both medicine and prayer.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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