The Historian 168: Economic History
The magazine of the Historical Association
In this edition of The Historian
4 Ask The Historian
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 A stimulating journey along the ‘weary paths of Dryasdust’: using financial records to gain insights into medieval society – Alisdair Dobie (Read article)
11 Letters
12 Women who stirred the pot: female protagonists in early East India Company history – Karin Doull (Read article)
18 ‘New hope for the future in the hearts of all workers’: the success of the Salford General Strike of 1911 – Steve Illingworth (Read article)
22 A game of strategy: eastern Nigeria market women and European businesses in colonial Nigeria 1900–29 – Folusho Alabi (Read article)
28 Making and breaking Britain’s national energy order – Ewan Gibbs (Read article)
34 Castle of Convergence: the Muslim settlement of Lucera – Paola Laviola (Read article)
39 Kangxi and Louis XIV: why are China and France appealing to the memory of long-gone monarchs – and what are they leaving out? – Sean Heath (Read article)
44 Out and About: Bedfordshire’s airship memory – Ronan Thomas (Read article)
48 Real Lives: Alexander Stewart: cabin boy, prisoner of Napoleon and Congregational minister – Simon Williams (Read article)
51 Doing history: Remembering the Wars of the Roses: The Battlefields Trust’s Wars of the Roses Memorial Database Project – David Grummitt (Read article)
56 In conversation with Ayoush Lazikani – Carolin Gluchowski (Read article)
60 Reviews
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Cover image: ‘The Couturiers Workshop’ (also known as A Sewing Workshop in Arles), by Antoine Raspal 1760
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