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The Restoration of Charles II heralded an outstanding era of scientific discovery and a flowering of the Arts for which Britain has, rightly, continued to be famous. Here we suggest who, in the reign of Charles III, is continuing such work today
Ellie Cawthorne Why was the winter of 1641–42 such a pivotal time in British and Irish history? Jonathan Healey In the heart of that winter came one of the most iconic moments in English political his
From topless staddle stones outperforming complete ones to two versions of the same desk selling on the same day 212 miles apart, bizarre occurrences are par for the course at contents sales
Paris has always been a magnet for bohemians and creatives. Here are ten artists and writers who lived in the City of Lights
The mythology of the ‘career open to talents’
The first Astronomer Royal plotted out the constellations and mapped the heavens
