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Rob Attar Editor
A century ago, two very different, but highly significant, events took place in Britain. On 21 April 1926, the future Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair. And then, less than two weeks later, the General Strike began. In this month’s magazine we’re...
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WELCOME
What did Anne Boleyn look like? She’s one of the most well-known figures in all of English history, but trying to piece together her likeness has proven surprisingly complex, partly because all of the best-known portraits were painted decades after...
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THREE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE
We can’t escape from Jack the Ripper. Every year a new book, a new theory, a new drama or a new documentary promises to reshape our understanding of this heinous murderer – although arguably few actually do. But Jack was not the only elusive serial...
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