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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 30/06/2026

We've been busy gearing up for #RSVP2026 these past few weeks! We're pleased to share that the program is now live, as are suggestions on What to Do (including a handpicked list of bookshops!) and Where to Eat provided by our local host (under "Travel to Dublin"). Check it out! conference.rs4vp.org

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James Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Between 1840 and 1918, British attitudes towards drink changed dramatically. Life assurance company archives reveal their influence and also offer insights into the lives of ordinary abstainers. Available (at 35% off with code GLR AT8) from Bloomsbury Academic www.bloomsbury.com/uk/temperanc...

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Temperance Lives

This book explains how the rise of temperance life assurance affected ideas surrounding the dangers of drinking and abstinence between 1840 and 1918.James Kneal…

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James Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

For @drninastuder.bsky.social and anyone else at the ADHS conference - or anywhere! - who might like a copy of my book TEMPERANCE LIVES, use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the hardback cost at www.bloomsbury.com/us/temperanc...

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Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Look out for me in this TV genealogy story www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... If you click on ‘more’ you’ll see I’m near the beginning. Yes, I do talk about topics other than temperance sometimes!

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BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Joe Swash

Joe Swash goes in search of his Italian roots, discovering lawbreaking and a murder.

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Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

My profile pic is a magic lantern slide intended for children in the Band of Hope, but I suspect also used in adult shows, too. Date unknown, probably between 1880s-1930s. An effective piece of propaganda with its catchy rhyme...

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