Smithsonian Magazine10d
Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
Of great poets and cursed books
The curious case of literary censorship in Urdu with special emphasis on the oeuvre of Mir Taqi Mir, one of the greatest ...
heraldscotland27d
The surprising secret life of Scotland's gay king that caused scandal
The 19th century constitutional theorist Walter Bagehot ... His school master George Buchanan had presented her as a murderous harlot. A deathbed confession by Mary’s second husband, the Earl ...
London Review of Books8d
Thomas Jones: Renaissance Deepfake Renaissance Deepfake
During​ his martyrdom in 258 AD, St Lawrence, as he was being grilled alive by the Roman authorities, is said to ...
Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
Mansion Global9d
A 19th-Century Aristocrat’s Home Atop a Spanish Palace Asks €8 Million
A 19th-century palace built for a Spanish noble is being transformed into luxury apartments in Madrid’s historic Chamberí neighborhood, and the largest unit, which was the private quarters of ...
Wall Street Journal23d
Birthright Citizenship and 19th-Century ‘Illegal Aliens’
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Allysia Finley, Jason Riley, and Kim Strassel. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/Terrence Antonio James/Zuma Press/Chris O'Meara/AP Will the ...
The Boston Globe25d
Wisconsin governor floats plan to close 19th-century prison and overhaul corrections system
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping ...
pharmaphorum4d
A history of the pharmaceutical industry
The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...