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Despite Christianity coming in hot and heavy in the medieval period, sex work was thriving.In many p
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Against the paranoid backdrop of the Scottish witch trials, a murder plot involving King James and s
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At least 160 million people worldwide take some form of the contraceptive pill. So where did it com
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He cuts a fine figure, walking down the street. Whether it's a bow tie and a sharp suit, perfectly c
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Imagine an executioner. Are they big, strong, cloaked and masked? Are they male? Probably - because
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You could be forgiven for thinking the Greek myth of Medusa has zero relevance to us today. Snake fo
