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History, folk takes, true crime and everything in between with early modern historian Rebecca Rideal.
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Lizzie Borden took an axe, but did Ryan Murphy have to too? (opens the original)
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I’m one of those historians who doesn’t expect historical accuracy when it comes to historical drama. I’ve written about it many times before and think there is real value in reappraising and dramatizing historical stories. That being said, I am rather cross with the new Lizzie Borden series on Netflix. It’s less about the historical inaccuracies and more about the godawful tropes it perpetuates about women and violence. I wrote about this <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/20
A Rake's Progress: The Earl of Rochester and the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War (opens the original)
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I recently had the pleasure of appearing on ’s wonderful podcast series, Not Just the Tudors, to discuss the notorious Restoration rake and poet, John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester. You can listen to the episode below (warning - there is a lot of strong language!).There’s a lesser known part of his
What was buried under St John’s College, Oxford? (opens the original)
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Just a quick one from me today. I may have mentioned that I recently launched a new podcast, Buried Evidence, with archaeologist, Professor Raksha Dave. Our first episode explores the discovery of dozens of bodies in Oxford in 2008. Archaeologists linked them to a dreadful medieval event known as the St Brice’s Day Massacre, a mass killing of Danes in England in 1002. Thanks for reading Rideal Me This! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="sub
On Pendle, witches and folk memory (opens the original)
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How the Great Plague of Marseille helped define the story of the Great Plague of London (opens the original)
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