Rare ‘witch bottle’ — full of peculiar liquid to ward off evil — found in England
The glass vessel — dirty, but intact — was sealed with a cork and filled with a mysterious liquid. But before the workers ...
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Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu
The city was London, the church ... Trautmann, who has written extensively on late 18 th-century British intellectual thought in relation to India, argues in his book Aryans and British India ...
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Highway robbery in the 18th century
Robbery was a common crime in the 18th century. Highway robberies often happened on the streets and roads approaching London. A robber on foot was called a footpad and was often part of a gang.