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Two research groups in Yorkshire have transcribed 17th-century probat
Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern ...
Two great houses, rich with fascinating history and beautifully apportioned, put the county on the map
A clock that first struck the hour as ...
Dear Simon, My daughter, Wendy, and I have enjoyed so many visits to Singapore, and this year we felt it was about time we put our thoughts and experiences down on paper. Sir Stamford Raffles was knig
Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight
This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te