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How an upstart noble family emerged from the Wars of the Roses to rule England

Emily Briffett: Why does the 14th century, which is often dubbed ‘calamitous’, have such a bad reputation? Helen Carr: Some pretty bad things happened during the 14th century – including the greatest

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth ...

Gone, but never forgotten – Kate Johnson unearths the stories behind the spectacular horses that have given their names to trophies