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Tue
30
Apr

The Englishman Abroad: The Medieval origins of an identity

Anthony Bale explores some late medieval English travellers' texts, focussing especially on a little-studied Middle English travel guide, sometimes known as Advice for a Journey to the Orient. 

Wed
1
May

'Known almost the world over’ as ‘Backhouse’s’

Explore Backhouse Nursery's rise to global acclaim in the 1800s, its fading recognition, and Quaker family impact.

Thu
2
May

Sorry somehow? Narrating accountability, responsibility and the complicity of the British state for historic forced adoption

Between 1949-1976, the UK forcibly adopted 185,000 children from unmarried mothers, prompting demands for accountability and apology.

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