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The Face of Britain- Suffragettes

In The Face of Britain, art historian and journalist Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, and unveils the secrets of some of the nation’s best loved works of art. In this extract,...

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The Sound of Hammers

British popular culture has maintained an influence over the world long after the decline of the British Empire, from Bond and the Beatles to Catherine Cookson and Coronation Street, from Harry Potter,...

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From Page to Screen…

Long have authors had their stories reimagined by the magic of lighting, actors and mise en scène. From To Kill a Mockingbird to the recently released Suffragette, film adaptations have always made for...

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The Face of Britain- Jane Morris

In The Face of Britain, art historian and journalist Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, and unveils the secrets of some of the nation’s best loved works of art. In this extract,...

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On the discovery of witches…

With All Hallow’s Eve almost upon us, read an extract from The Book of Magic Brian Copenhaver’s new anthology of the history of the tradition of magic from antiquity to the enlightenment, in which...

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Which witch is which?

What better way to celebrate the up-coming All Hallow’s Eve than with a guide to some of our favourite witches in literature – from the conjuring of Shakespeare’s Weird Sisters to the blue spit of...

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‘Mr Rogers, the authorities want to speak to you.’

Header image © Adam Jones In an extract from Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads, author and human rights activist Benedict Rogers recalls his unceremonious exit from Burma in 2011. In March 2011, I...

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The Silent Deep

To this day, the Ministry of Defence responds to all enquiries about submarine operations with a simple phrase: “The Ministry of Defence does not comment on submarine operations.” Written with...

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Give a Gift of: Time Travel

Sometimes there’s nothing we love more than to delve into the past, whether it is to read about one of our favourite authors, to take a trip through our great British heritage, or in remembrance of...

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Charlotte Brontë: A Life

With a story as dramatic and tragic as the Gothic novels she wrote, Charlotte Brontë’s life was not only fascinating, it was inspiring. The main force driving her family, Charlotte encouraged her...

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