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Why the 'Virgin Queen' never married

Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, is the only English queen never to have married. The iconic Tudor monarch's last visit to Kenilworth 450 years...

16.07.2025 60

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How 'dollar princesses' brought US flair to the UK

The rich, glamorous, American women of the gilded age who married into the English aristocracy faced some challenges – but they were resilient,...

12.06.2025 30

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A new star-filled Hollywood takedown is a 'must-see'

Launching on Apple TV , a new film industry satire co-created by and starring Seth Rogen nails the business – and features Martin Scorsese, Charlize...

26.03.2025 20

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Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain

Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was...

07.03.2025 8

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The wild story of London's all-women criminal gang

The all-female Forty Elephants lived by their own shoplifting and pickpocketing code. Now a new Disney series from the creator of Peaky Blinders...

21.02.2025 80

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The mystery of why Jane Austen's letters were destroyed

Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language – but relatively little is known about her. And that's in part because of an act that...

31.01.2025 60

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