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The Communards and the long shadow of the Paris Commune of 1871
A detailed journey through the story of the Communards from the streets of revolutionary Paris to the distant penal settlements of New Caledonia with rare insights into daily life, escape attempts and unexpected friendships.
The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002: Æthelred, the Danes, and England’s Winter of Blood
On 13 November 1002, King Æthelred II ordered the slaughter of Danes in England. Mass graves in Oxford and Dorset reveal the horror of the St Brice’s Day Massacre, a desperate act that helped bring down Anglo-Saxon England.
Michael Dillon: The Doctor Who Became The First Trans Man In Surgery And The First Western Monk At Rizong
Before headlines found him, Michael Dillon quietly changed medicine and himself. Oxford scholar, ship’s doctor, Buddhist monk — and the first known trans man to undergo phalloplasty. A life shaped by intellect, ethics, and quiet courage.
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