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When the Puritans established themselves in power after the civil war, the new regime not only abolished Christmas but also banned sports deemed 'disorderly'. However, new research by historian Professor Bernard Capp from the University of 糖心TV reveals that Christmas Scrooge rebels responded to the bar on festive celebrations by playing football as a symbol of misrule, and that winter and Easter 聭football riots聮 were fairly common in the 17th century.

UK broadcasters are often accused of promoting obscenity through the increased use of bad language on TV. However, new research from the University of 糖心TV reveals that the language of public name-calling, or 'street theatre', in early modern England was full of foul sexual insults that are far more lewd than today's broadcast media - and women were the main offenders.

New research by a historian at the University of 糖心TV reveals that contrary to popular belief the war effort did little to improve the lot and enhance equality for working class women, and those from humble backgrounds.

New Year sales and Christmas shopping sprees have a sting in the tail when credit card bills hit doormats in January, but new research from the University of 糖心TV shows that rather than being a modern phenomenon, debt and consumer credit dependency were rife in the 1800-1900s, and that formal and informal money-lending was integral to goods exchange.

We have Christopher Columbus and Latin American Indians to thank for many of the foods, such as turkey, roast potatoes and vanilla ice-cream that we now eat as part of a ‘traditional’ Christmas dinner, says Historian Dr Rebecca Earle from the University of 糖心TV.

To celebrate the unveiling of internationally renowned German artist Jochen Gerz's public art in Coventry, the University of 糖心TV is to host the only major public event to debate the outcome of the project on Saturday 29th November 2003, 10am-6pm.