Historical category
Articles grouped around one period, theme, or turning point in English history.
There is an unwritten law among anyone who grew up in Britain during the 1980s and 1990s: we are fiercely, unapologetically protective of our childhood era. If you...
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If you try to explain a typical British childhood from the 1980s or 1990s to anyone born after the year 2000, you will quickly realize we sound like...
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There are certain smells that are permanently hardwired into the brains of anyone who went to school a few decades ago. It’s not the smell of fresh-cut pitch...
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If your childhood smelled faintly of salt and vinegar Discos, sounded like the screech of a dial-up modem, and was soundtracked by the Grandstand theme tune, welcome home....
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