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Judith Flanders
British
Historian
Born:
1959
Astonishing
Boston
Discovery
Think
Today
You
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Victorian racehorse owners frequently named their horses after murderers. That was so astonishing. Can you imagine the equivalent today, with a horse named, say, Boston Strangler, running in the Kentucky Derby? This was a new discovery. The Victorians didn't think it was odd, so no one ever mentioned it particularly.
Judith Flanders
Today
You
Think
Astonishing
Say
Running
Boston
Horse
Mentioned
Horses
No-One
New
Named
Particularly
Frequently
Equivalent
Odd
Discovery
Owners
After
Victorian
Derby
Ever
Kentucky
Imagine
Every society in every period does or doesn't talk about certain topics. We don't discuss money much; it's almost certain that most people don't know how much their colleagues earn. The Victorians, in contrast, were very happy to discuss money. They weren't, however, happy to discuss sex.
Judith Flanders
Happy
People
Money
Sex
Every
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Earn
Topics
Colleagues
About
Almost
Know
Most
Talk
Period
Does
How
How Much
However
Were
Very
Contrast
Discuss
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Certain
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