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To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we look into the life of this literary genius…

The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the ...

Strange murder mysterie s from times gone by

THE man tapped the tip of his quill pen on the table impatiently, but the words still refused to come. There was a hesitant tap at the door. “Yes?” His voice crackled with impatience. “If you please,

The posthumous reputation of James VI and I

Without England’s most notorious Tudor king, the country’s religious and political history would’ve looked very different