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Grandpa Joe Is Not the Villain, You Are: Ableism, Classism, and Ageism in the Online Hatred of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Grandpa Joe Books June 8, 2026 192
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Sleepy Hollow – Was Benjamin Franklin Really A Nudist? C S Hughes Film & TVHistory September 23, 2014 31182
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. Shakespeare August 5, 2023 477
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Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 736
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The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 301
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 501
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 509
Banned Books Week 2016: Enid and Noddy Defeat the Despots Olga Hughes September 29, 2016Over the last few decades the word “racist” has become almost synonymous with Enid Blyton’s name. Accusations of sexism and...
Banned Books Week 2015: The Persecution of Pooh and Piglet Olga Hughes October 3, 2015Even Winnie the Pooh and his adorable pal Piglet are not immune to the long arm of book censors. Only...
Banned Books Week 2014: Dr Seuss – Banned I Am Olga Hughes September 24, 2014Green Eggs and Ham Green Eggs and Ham was banned in Maoist China in 1965 because of its “portrayal of...
Banned Books Week 2013: The Humble Pig Olga Hughes September 28, 2013The Three Little Pigs The Three Little Pigs was part of what the Muslim Council of Britain called a “well-intentioned...
