The midland revolt erupts into bloody violence at newton

“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders Rory Stewart (Jonathan ...

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

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AHOUSE OF LORDS committee has stated in a ...

The Swing Riots were the biggest rural uprising Britain has ever seen – and the first hammer blow was struck in a beautiful Kentish valley.