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From prison palace to royal treasury: uncover the surprising history of England’s iconic stronghold

HIDDEN DOOR 10-11 May Edinburgh £31 per day This pop-up arts festival in the Scottish capital is celebrating its 10th birthday with two nights of partying in an underground car park. Driving an ambiti

DAVE ANNAL is a genealogist, author and lecturer KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset REBECCA PROBERT is professor of law at the University of Exeter JAYNE SHRIMPTON is a professional

One long-anticipated cryptozoology-themed movie that I finally caught up with during lockdown was The Dark (aka The Relic aka The God Rat), originally released in Italy in 1993. Directed by Craig Pryc

Q I’d like to know if the uniform worn by my maternal grandfather (George Murray seated at right in the family photo) is that of the Royal Scots, because a friend spoke anecdotally that “John was a Ro

Twenty-five TLS writers share their summer reading