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Should we retrospectively diagnose historical figures as autistic? 

“Eccentric,” “aloof,” “obsessive,” “shy” – these are all labels used to describe numerous notable historical figures, both by their contemporaries and by modern historians. The challenges to not reinforce stereotypes but also possible advantages of retrospective diagnose of historical figures long time dead as autistic are explored in this fundamental article, winner of the Disability History competition for 2024/2025 and which makes a starting contribution for this area of Disability History. Unmissable!
AUTHOR: OSCAR HILDER

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The development of America: identity and the language of revolution

How far an American Identity had developed by 1776 is widely debated among historians. This article considers some of the facets of identity and assesses how far a uniquely American one had developed by the outbreak of the War of Independence.
AUTHOR: VICTORIA BETTNEY