Disability History Snapshots

The Covid Disability Archive

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Daisy Holder

Jun 20, 20206 min read

Lockdown History: Now That Everything Is Suddenly Accessible

While this pandemic has put a spanner in the works of a lot of academic historical projects, mine included, it has vastly increased the...

Daisy Holder

Mar 19, 20205 min read

Before All Else, An Ugly Face: Ye Ugly Face Clubb of Liverpool

Hey look, this isn't about the Coronavirus! Ugly Clubs were an invention of the long 18th Century (generally covering the time between...

Daisy Holder

Jan 31, 20197 min read

"Bring Us The Lame One!" The Disabled Sultan of Medieval Egypt

This post has been a long while coming, apologies for that but I guess that's the risk you take when you get a disabled and chronically...

Daisy Holder

Dec 20, 20185 min read

The Lute, the Hurdy Gurdy and the Magic Harmonica: The blind minstrels of Ukraine

This is my first post here on disability history. Of course I feel like I'm not at all experienced enough for this but I don't think...