There was a time in Olympic-slash-geopolitical history when the East Germans would stride into an arena and you could just tell that their team name would be whatever the German translation is for 'Crueltysquad'
More on alternate Olympic narratives.
Dr. Bob Nicholson is a wonderful historian of Victoriana — with a special focus on the printed material of the era. I’ve enjoyed following his work for some time!
In this video for Wired, he does a lovely job answering reader questions about Victorian England.
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