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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: How the Railways Killed a Medieval Law bit.ly/4yKmMji
How the Railways Killed a Medieval Law - JSTOR Daily

How the Railways Killed a Medieval Law - JSTOR Daily

Deodands put a price on objects that caused death, sometimes providing compensation to bereaved families.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? bit.ly/4crGqaY
Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? - JSTOR Daily

Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? - JSTOR Daily

Nineteenth-century Paris tackled public urination with ornate pissoirs. American reformers later turned toilets into a temperance cause.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Life Inside Icelandic Turf Houses bit.ly/452x41d
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: The Ghost Roads of Ireland’s Great Famine bit.ly/4xJN4ma
The Ghost Roads of Ireland's Great Famine - JSTOR Daily

The Ghost Roads of Ireland's Great Famine - JSTOR Daily

Starving families were forced to earn aid by carving roads through rock, fields, and mountainsides.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: The Golden Age of the American Soapbox bit.ly/4cIIKed
The Golden Age of the American Soapbox - JSTOR Daily

The Golden Age of the American Soapbox - JSTOR Daily

Across the country, impromptu speakers drew crowds and arrests alike, turning public oratory into a defining feature of civic life.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Souvenir Hunting on the Battlefield of Waterloo bit.ly/49tOIhy
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Souvenir Hunting on the Battlefield of Waterloo - JSTOR Daily

At Waterloo, a site of immense bloodshed, tourists quickly turned the aftermath of war into collectibles.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Tutivillus Is Watching You bit.ly/43Mc7r4
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Christopher, the Dog-Headed Saint bit.ly/425Sdq9
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Tavolette: Paintings to Comfort the Condemned bit.ly/40HOiiW
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Coco De Mer: The Magical Derrière of the Sea bit.ly/4l2R5eA
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: When the Bishop Married the Abbess bit.ly/3SqTN0Q
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When the Bishop Married the Abbess - JSTOR Daily

When a new bishop was installed in the see of medieval Florence, he was also expected to marry—at least symbolically—the abbess of San Pier Maggiore.

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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Terroir Terror: The 1911 Champagne Riots bit.ly/433zzA6
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From the Cabinet of Curiosities: Hocktide: A Medieval Fest of Flirtation and Finances bit.ly/4iJnLIN
Hocktide: A Medieval Fest of Flirtation and Finances - JSTOR Daily

Hocktide: A Medieval Fest of Flirtation and Finances - JSTOR Daily

The springtime holiday of Hocktide not only allowed villagers to cross social boundaries in the name of fun, it helped them raise funds for nonsecular needs.

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