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    Articles Tagged with "Social History"

    Famous Black Victorians: From Journalists To Musicians | HistoryExtra

    historyextra.com • History • Britain

    This article reveals the significant yet often overlooked contributions of Black individuals to Victorian Britain, challenging the traditional narrative of the era.

    Black History Victorian Era Britain African Diaspora Social History
    Super Nasty Sex Lives of Ancient Roman Slaves | by Pritam Laskar | Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO | Apr, 2025 | Medium

    medium.com • History • World

    Ancient Roman society normalized the sexual abuse of slaves, with laws failing to protect them from their owners' exploitation.

    Ancient Rome Slavery sexual abuse Social History Roman Law
    Malcolm Gaskill · We’re eating goose! When Peasants Made War

    lrb.co.uk • History • Germany

    Lyndal Roper's book re-examines the German Peasants' War of 1524-25, revealing it as a complex uprising driven by religious grievances, economic factors, and a nascent sense of political consciousness.

    Peasants' War German History Lutheranism Reformation Social History
    How the FBI Turned Me On to Rare Books | Natalie Zemon Davis | The New York Review of Books

    nybooks.com • History • World

    Historian Natalie Zemon Davis recounts how the FBI's seizure of her passport unexpectedly led her to utilize rare books in her research, shifting her approach to historical study.

    FBI rare books Social History Reformation Natalie Zemon Davis