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Little-known fact: abortion is a criminal offence in Britain, governed by a law from before women got the right to vote. As powerful anti-choice groups seek to roll back reproductive rights here – as we’ve seen in the US and Europe – seven women, for whom the fight is personal and political, explain why it’s time to join our new campaign to enshrine in law that abortion is healthcare

Although we may imagine the bathing practices of our ancestors to be few and far between, in fact there exists a longstanding love story between bathing and the British Isles. This tale begins with th

Just 25 years ago, there seemed to be little new to say about the Vikings – and that was particularly the case for Viking women. The centuries-old consensus was that Viking wives and daughters stayed

Time has made these roles obsolete, but could they be your next career?

Surname studies are not always the whole, or the easiest, answer to researching families. Most of us love to research the name we currently go by or were born with. But does that give us the complete

On 2 November 2005, thousands of mourners crowded into the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit to attend the funeral of black American civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Former US president Bill Clinton led th