Regular stories from the hidden corners of history. Histories uses the words of those who were there; The History of Things explores aspects of everyday life.
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A history of… air conditioning (Part 1)
As I write this England is in the middle of its fourth1 heatwave of the year, with temperatures hitting 38° celsius (100° Fahrenheit). Now I realise the citizens of other, generally hotter, countries (particularly the US and Australia) can...
Bloody, but unbowed, 1875
In my last two pieces I looked at aspects of the life of Kenneth Grahame, creator of The Wind in the Willows (namely, being held up at gunpoint and the sad story of his son). But if it hadn’t been for one of Grahame’s early mentors, that in...
A history of… the Wow! signal and the Fermi paradox
[I realise that this is more of a science, rather than a history, piece, but it is something I have been wanting to write about for a while, so I hope you will indulge me. Normal service will return with my next article.]
Space is big. You...
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Of Paul’s delvings into all sorts of aspects on everyda...
Behind the scenes at Mole End, 1919
Last time I told the story of the Secretary of the Bank of England being threatened at gunpoint by the troubled George Frederick Robinson, and I ended with a teaser about the Secretary’s other life. If you’ve heard the story before, you’ll...
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