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19th Century British Reform Bills: House of Commons & Parliament
The film discusses the evolution of voting rights in 19th century England, focusing on the passage of three key reform bills in 1832, 1867, and 1884. It highlights the struggles of different social ...
XCOM 2 Game Guide14d
Is Netflix's The Leopard based on a true story? The inspiration behind the series, which takes viewers to 19th century Sicily
In addition, Tomasi included in his novel the historical realities of Italy at the time, the changes that were taking place during the Risorgimento (unification of Italy), this was a 19th century ...
CounterPunch14d
South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Between Legal Reform and Historical Justice
And what is equitable in a country where land was not bought but taken? To date, land reform has largely been cosmetic, measured in hectares redistributed rather than in the dismantling of ...
ProPublica15d
As Idaho Pushes to Reform Its Coroner System, Counties Seek to Make It Less Transparent
Last year, a report commissioned by Idaho lawmakers highlighted faults in a system of elected coroners — a system dating to the 19th century ... failed attempts to reform it going back ...
New Hampshire Bulletin21d
Glue traps called ’19th-century solution’ as lawmakers push for NH to become first state to ban them
Rep. Linda Haskins, an Exeter Democrat, told fellow lawmakers on the House Environment and Agriculture Committee in a hearing this month that the traps represent “a 19th-century solution when ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case
A recent forensic reanalysis has upended a 130-year-old poisoning case, exonerating Dr. Urbino de Freitas, a 19th-century physician from Porto who was convicted of poisoning his relatives to ...
The Irish Times25d
The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century by Richard Reid – An erudite and informed work
The “revolution” of the title took many forms – and confusingly, Reid also repeatedly uses other terms – reform ... societies during the long 19th century – what happened to ideas ...
Cambridge News27d
The bakery dating back to the 19th century in 'one of the most sought-after' Cambs regions
It is no secret that those living in Newnham, an idyllic riverside neighbourhood of Cambridge, are lucky. The Telegraph named the spot 'one of the most sought after' in the UK, and it was the only ...
RealClearPolitics27d
A Half Century of Failure To Reform the FBI
Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.
The Daily Telegraph28d
A Thousand Blows, review: Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight’s brutal new drama may be his best yet
A Thousand Blows, his new series for Disney+ “inspired by true life stories”, may be his best yet.It brings to life a late 19th-century East London that positively crackles with nefarious ...
IanVisits28d
Early photographs of 19th-century England to be digitised for public access
Janette Rosing (1942 to 2021) was a renowned photographic consultant, connoisseur, and collector who dedicated her life to studying and amassing a collection of 19th and early 20th century photographs ...