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The UK’s oldest bookshop where you can now buy books for as cheap as £4
Cambridge Bookshop is the oldest book selling site in the UK, and has been retailing books since 1581. It belongs to the ...
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Column: Taxpayer money for a church school? We know where that leads
For today’s sermon on courage, I would like the church to open their King James Bibles to Matthew 27:24: “When Pilate saw ...
1536 turns Anne Boleyn’s downfall into a witty, wrenching parable of girlhood
The themes of female friendships, misogyny and the trickle-down effects of patriarchy are as present today as they are in ...
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The History Of Monograms And How They Became So Beloved By Southerners
Three-letter monograms, as we know them today, gained popularity in the 18th century. And by the Victorian era, we were off ...
Conclave: How the election of a new Pope has changed over the centuries
Enea Silvio Piccolomini left a detailed memoir of his election as Pius II in 1458. In it he describes a process of ...
Smuggled letters and ringing bells: How the conclave has changed over the centuries
Enea Silvio Piccolomini left a detailed memoir of his election as Pius II in 1458. In it he describes a process of ...
Merchant Adventurers project for schoolchildren welcomes 2000th child
"The children learn about the perils of being a Tudor Merchant Adventurer and see rare letters penned by King Henry VIII and ...
The stunning English abbey that was once home to a 'gangster' monk accused of murder
One beautiful English abbey is hiding a rather dark history within its walls, and was once home to a murderous monk.
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Six-word telegram from DLI soldier that means to much to be showcased for VE Day
Private Henry Hill sent the telegram when he was liberated from Stalag VIII-B at the end of the Second World War ... letting ...
Taxpayer money for a church school? We know where that leads
These are just recent headlines from one state. From 2004-23, the Catholic Church paid more than $5 billion to settle sexual ...
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Wolf Hall: why was King Henry VIII's fifth wife Catherine Howard beheaded?
Wolf Hall episode five saw Thomas Cromwell make a major misstep with his marriage plans for Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves ... Thomas Culpeper in 1541, with a letter reading: "It makes my heart ...