Here for the History - Why Do We Love Pubs?

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How did the pub become so central to British culture?

Ben Henderson and Alice Loxton reveal how women ran medieval alehouses, how the Reformation led to a golden age of boozers, and how competition from gin produced the iconic Victorian pub.

Key Sources:

Dr Paul Jennings - The Local: A History of the English Pub.
Dr James Wright.
Dr Peter Clark.
Dr Mark Hailwood - Alehouses and Good Fellowship in Early Modern England.

Published on Thursday, 27th August 2026.

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