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England: The World in Time: Indecent Proposal Wendy Moore talks with Lewis Lapham about her book: “How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain’s Most Ineligible Bachelor and his Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate.”; The World in Time: Kings of Light Author Dan Jones talks to Lewis Lapham about his book, The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England.; Players Club by Rebecca Lemon; The World in Time: England’s Most Brutal Battle Lewis Lapham talks with George Goodwin about his book Fatal Colours: Towton 1461, England’s Most Brutal Battle.; The Oakling and the Oak by Anne Fadiman; The World in Time: Another House Divided England’s textile industry depended on cotton, but the country abhorred slavery. Lewis Lapham talks with historian Amanda Foreman about Britain’s complicated and crucial role in the American Civil War.; Force-Feeding 1910 / Liverpool; Hands Full 1839 / Stonegappe; As False as Common Fame c. 1680 / Oxfordshire; Among the Best 1844 / Manchester; Thomas de Quincey Helps Himself 1804 / London; Cure-All 1747 / London; Public Health 1665 / London; Steerage Class 1842 / Liverpool; The Senior Practitioner 1908 / London; Collecting Symptoms 1889 / London; Riddling Distemper 1624 / London; Developing Nation 1893 / United States; Birds Warbling Psalms 1809 / Plymouth; The Corset Stays 1717 / Adrianople