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A piece of aged paper with a map of Europe and Asia on it. On it is written Contagious Cholera.

Cholera

Jonathan Kennedy
Published 24th July, 2024 18 min read
An illustration of a man sick with the flu. His skin is paling, he lies down on a pillow, and his eyes are struggling to open. It reads This illustrates a pronounced degree of the heliotrope cyanosis

Influenza: the “thief in the night”

Mark Honigsbaum
Published 4th April, 2024 19 min read
A typed document that features a printed crest at the top, followed by text that reads Rules and Orders.

Records of Pandemics at The National Archives (UK)

Christopher Day
Published 4th April, 2024 24 min read
An aged, tanned piece of paper covered in text, with the title reading A Directory for the Poor against the Plague and Infectious Diseases.

What is Disease?

Robert Hicks
Published 4th April, 2024 18 min read
A collage of magazine covers. These include The Tatler, London Life, The Graphic, and Britannia and Eve.

Guide to British Illustrated Periodicals, 1869–1970

British Online Archives
Published 3rd January, 2024 33 min read
An illustration of people sat atop an elephant in ornamental dress.

The Sphere: Popular Imperialism as Entertainment for the Twentieth Century

Martin Conboy
Published 20th September, 2023 15 min read
A black and white engraving from 1869 by Sir Luke Fildes. In it there are people huddled close together, wrapped up in coats and hats. They are waiting to be admitted to a lodging house.

The Graphic, 1869–1932

Andrea Korda
Published 19th September, 2023 17 min read
A clipping from The Illustrated War News. There is a photograph of people following a procession through a town, in which a drum is being played. At the top, The British Empire is written in large font.

Propaganda and the Mobilisation of Consent during the two World Wars

Catriona Pennell
Published 12th September, 2023 16 min read
A blue background with the illustration of a young woman with blonde curly hair. Above her portrait, the title Britannia and Eve is written.

Further Reading: Britannia and Eve/Women’s Magazines.

Ilya Parkins
Published 26th July, 2023 5 min read
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