A History of England in 25 Poems: Treasures ...

King Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons

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

Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory

In March 1457, a short, slight widow left Pembroke Castle to embark on a 100-mile journey across territories stalked by civil war and pestilence. Her husband had died only four months earlier, carried

Iris Murdoch’s unseen poetry, transcribed for the first time