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20th Century
Q&A
Why is the shopping day after Thanksgiving called ‘Black Friday’?
Medieval
The medieval marketplace: a time traveller’s guide to shopping in the Middle Ages
20th Century
Q&A
Has there always been panic buying? And when have people panic shopped through history?
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Victorian
Shop ’till you drop: a brief history of Christmas shopping
20th Century
A brief history of shopping
Roman
A handbook to shopping in ancient Rome
20th Century
9 ways our food shopping habits have changed since 1947
General Modern
A history of the high street
General Modern
The shopping crisis: what can we learn from history?
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Victorian
Ancient civilisations and Victorian shopping