Sophie Nicholls
Sophie Nicholls is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at St Hugh’s College, Oxford. She tweets at @sophiehistorian
The whores and mores of Hanoverian London
The (not so) gentlemen of 18th-century London were a libidinous lot
Just a little note to say “I hate you”
Poisoned pens pierce the veil of sociable living
Pains of Victorian labour
The experience of pregnancy and childbirth in 19th century Britain was no picnic
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
