Ipswich gaol book, 1858–1860

The winter of 1882 cast a dramatic chill over Suffolk, with the infamous Great Snowstorm sweeping across the county in early December. Amid the biting cold and snow-laden skies, eight-year-old George

The term ‘Merseyside’ was coined around the end of the 19th century. In the county reorganisation of 1974 it became the official name for the area that encompassed the boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle,

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

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