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Two photographs of Indian women wearing saris with the title Feminine Makeup in India.

Document of the Week: Makeup Traditions in India

Nishah Malik
Published 23rd February, 2026 5 min read
Text reading Shall I go to war with my American brethren? A discourse addressed to all concerned in determining that important question.

Document of the Week: “Shall I Go To War With My American Brethren?” (1776)

Dr Catherine Bateson
Published 16th February, 2026 4 min read
Section of a page of typed text titled By the King. A Proclamation.

Document of the Week: Royal Proclamation Forbidding Travel From Ireland (1799)

Dr Tommy Dolan
Published 9th February, 2026 4 min read
A photograph of Florence Nightingale, holding a letter in her lap.

Document of The Week: Nightingale and Sanitation in India

Nishah Malik
Published 2nd February, 2026 3 min read
Printed text reading If the Invader Comes What to Do - and How to Do it.

Document of the Week: “If the Invader Comes” (1940)

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 26th January, 2026 3 min read
A section of the print The Radical Ladder by George Cruikshank, showing Queen Caroline at the top of a stepladder attempting to burn the royal crown.

Document of the Week: “The Radical Ladder” (1820)

Dr Mary Wills
Published 19th January, 2026 4 min read
An illustration of three women huddled together, looking downwards, holding various objects.

Document of the Week: The Birth of the New Year (1846)

Chloe Haney
Published 12th January, 2026 3 min read
An illustration of three cartoon men carrying a large roasted turkey over their heads. A Christmas dinner menu features in the background on the left.

Document of the Week: Christmas Dinner During the Second World War

Nishah Malik
Published 15th December, 2025 2 min read
An illustrated puzzle with the title The Illustrated London News. The puzzle reads A merry Christmas and a happy new year, depicted by illustrations.

Document of the Week: “Christmas Crackers” (1847)

Chloe Haney
Published 8th December, 2025 3 min read
A photograph of a wrapped gift with the test How to Pack your Christmas Gifts around it. A hand is cutting a ribbon around the gift.

Document of the Week: How to Pack Your Christmas Gifts in 1931

Nishah Malik
Published 1st December, 2025 3 min read
An illustration from 1847 of two women and two children in winter clothing.

Document of the Week: Winter Fashions Advertisement, The Illustrated London News (1847)

Dr Catherine Bateson
Published 24th November, 2025 4 min read
A print of politicians dancing around a maypole with the decapitated heads of the Cato Street conspirators atop it. Captioned A May Day Garland for 1820.

Document of the Week: A Coded Speech Relating to the Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820

Dr Mary Wills
Published 17th November, 2025 5 min read
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