Ep. 33 – Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
July 20, 2017
The summer of 1858 was hot and stinky in London and filled with stories and scandals. YaleUniversity · Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
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Disraeli, de Rothschild, and the Struggle to Admit Jews to Parliament
July 5, 2017
Rosemary Ashton— What was it like to live in London through one of the hottest summers on record, with the River Thames emitting a sickening smell as a result of the… READ MORE
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