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A history of Dr Elsie Inglis (1864-1917) and the Scottish Women’s Hospitals

Percy Hagon's piece of patriotic piano music entitled The Allies’ Song – Germany Called the Tune,

A look at medieval floor tile from Garendon Abbey and comparrisons to other similar tiles from Leicesatershire sites

A history of The Leicester and Leicestershire Civil Defence Corps, 1948 – 1968

A history of Alderman Sir Jonathan North, JP, DL, and Lady Kate Elizabeth North, Mayor and Mayoress of Leicester 1914-1918

This is the second and concluding part of this article, which will examine how well into the twentieth century, persistent ignorance of birth control methods, the cost of contraceptives, a lack of access to and the embarrassment of approaching the subject led to constant fear of unwanted pregnancies, untold suffering, ill-health, poverty and sometimes death.