The Barbary Slave Trade

 I found this interesting video about the Barbary Slave Trade

Vibrators History

 This article debunks the myth that vibrators were used in the 19th century to treat hysteria in women

Nostradamus

 The notorious charlatan Nostradamus was born on 14 December 1503. His 'predictions' are deliberately obscure, with a bit of imagination you can always find some event in history in the last 500 years, somewhere that sounds like it might be a fulfillment of one of his predictions.

I first heard of Nostradamus in the 1970s. Since then every few years a new book about his 'predictions' is published. And every few years the interpretations of his 'predictions' change to try and make them fit actual events in the modern world. British prime minister Horace Walpole said 'the wisest prophets make sure of the event first'. That’s one way to do it Mr. Walpole or you could just make a prediction so vague or so obscure that something a bit like it is bound to happen sometime.

John Milton

 The great writer John Milton was born on 9 December 1608. He was also a strong defender of freedom of speech. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-john-milton/ 

Suffragettes and Fascism

 Some suffragettes joined the British Fascist Movement 

Myths About Women's History

 Six years ago I made this video about myths about the history of women 

Women astray in the Middle Ages

 This is an interesting article about women who went astray in the Middle Ages 

Merry Christmas

 A Merry Christmas to all our readers https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-christmas/ 

The Boy in the Box

 This is good news. Since 1957 a murdered child known as 'the boy in the box' has finally been identified.