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A selection of historical conundrums answered by experts
What happened to Mata Hari’s head?
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
In her latest novel, Sarah Dunant explores the life of Italian aristocrat Isabella d’Este, the archetypal Renaissance woman
SYLVIA Havilland did not know what would be in her grandmother’s will, but she had a good guess. Granny Havilland had been dead six months, but only now were her lawyers able to summon a small family
Flight’s glamorous beginnings
Quiz of the week 1) Which London landmark ...
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