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Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when

Actor Miriam Margolyes shares her lifelong love of creatures great and small

When Claire Turner married her husband Mark last year, there were three surprise guests at their wedding: alpacas Valentine, Bobble and Spring. “We have 36 alpacas all together, so we had to think ver

Every town has its supply of quirky characters seen on the streets and known by all. They can be male or female, any age, distinct for always wearing the same clothes or for possessing varied but ecce

You might know world-famous Castle Howard in North Yorkshire through its starring roles in Brideshead Revisited (1981) or Death Comes to Pemberley (2008) and, more recently, Bridgerton (2020), when it