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A Revised Copy Of A Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Was Just Discovered In A 17th-Century Collection At Oxford
While flipping through 17th-century manuscripts at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries, researcher Leah Veronese ...
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Peeps into the Past: Will town roadworks unearth the Civil War treasure lurking below Farnham’s streets?
Rather than one continuous conflict, the English Civil War was a series of smaller civil wars from 1642 to 1651, and following the Second Civil War in 1648, Parliament took steps to prevent Royalist ...
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The English Civil Wars 1640–1660
The book’s title is far too modest: it understates the vast scope of the exercise. The English Civil Wars is more than a history of a war, or even of a cluster of wars. Worden’s avowed subject is ‘the ...
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History & English Civil War
Russia’s recent efforts to destabilise the Baltic states have increased enthusiasm for the EU in these places. With Euroscepticism growing in countries like France and Germany, @owenmatth wonders ...
As the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War approaches, Lexington and Concord remain in dispute
A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...
What 1860s Prussia Can Teach Us About Constitutional Crises
A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.
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Ukraine and Russia at War
UK's Starmer calls on allies to make concrete commitments at Ukraine meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge around 25 world leaders on Saturday to make concrete commitments to ...
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The English We Speak
The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...
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Civil Rights
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half ... responsibilities When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud ...
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‘Politically Repurposed’ Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
The rare handwritten copy of "Sonnet 116" features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British ...
The extraordinary civil war engulfing one of Britain’s greatest cathedrals
In 2020, in the shadow of Winchester Cathedral, the Rev Canon Andy Trenier gave an address for the Holy Week on Judas and how ...