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Royal Library: Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d’Angleterre – Edward IV or Edward V?

Olga Hughes October 10, 2014

The British Library houses the surviving manuscripts acquired by King Edward IV that formed the basis for the Royal Library....

Royal Library: Richard III’s Historia Destructionis Troiae and Historia Regum Britanniae

Olga Hughes October 2, 2014

Two of Richard III’s book have travelled rather a long way from his personal collection to the Russian Public Library...

Banned Books Week 2014: Dr Seuss – Banned I Am

Olga Hughes September 24, 2014

Green Eggs and Ham Green Eggs and Ham was banned in Maoist China in 1965 because of its “portrayal of...

Happy Birthday Enid! “As Big Ears Said to Noddy Yesterday”

Olga Hughes August 11, 2014

Enid Blyton was born 117 years ago today. One of the world’s most beloved, and most divisive, children’s authors, Enid’s...

Finding Richard III: The Official Account of a Remarkable Journey

Olga Hughes July 31, 2014

It is almost strange to see the culmination of years of hard work and dedication compressed into a series of...

Finding Richard III: The Official Account Released

Olga Hughes July 15, 2014

The much-anticipated account of the Looking for Richard project’s search for King Richard III is now available. The Looking for...

JRR Tolkien’s Newly Discovered Letter: Teaching is ‘Exhausting and Depressing’

Olga Hughes June 20, 2014

A newly discovered letter penned by J.R.R.Tolkien has revealed a touching message to his former teachers. Tolkien, who famously wrote...

Looking For Richard Project to Release ‘Finding Richard III: The Official Account’

Olga Hughes June 14, 2014

Finding Richard III: The Official Account The Looking for Richard team will finally reveal the real story behind the search...

The Human Toll of Entertainment

Clare Cherry February 6, 2014

Is there anything amusing about killing two of your wives? Is there anything amusing about the Reformation and the atrocities...

Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Regrets Hermione and Ron’s Relationship

Olga Hughes February 3, 2014

Poor old Ron Weasley. First Jo considered killing him off, now she regrets him getting the girl. In a new...

A Study in Copyright – Sherlock Holmes now in the Public Domain

Olga Hughes January 22, 2014

Sherlock Holmes seems to be the subject of much court-room drama of late. Last January the BBC threatened to sue...

Robot Lilliput 5357

C S Hughes December 30, 2013

The term ‘robot’ was coined in 1920 in the play R.U.R. – Rossum’s Universal Robots, by Czech playwright Karel Čapek....

George R R Martin – On The End Of Thrones

C S Hughes December 13, 2013

Is Jon Snow the secret son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, the third head of the Dragon, destined...

What Does The Fox Say? Kching kching kching kching! The Book

C S Hughes December 3, 2013

Unless you’ve been living in a den in a forest somewhere, you undoubtedly know the answer to the question, What...

Downton Tabby – Cats Being Proper

C S Hughes December 3, 2013

Simon & Schuster have released a book detailing the lives, loves and tragedies of England’s oldest family of cats in...

50 Years of C.S Lewis and Growing up in Narnia

Olga Hughes November 22, 2013

On this day, 50 years ago, C.S. Lewis passed into the land of Narnia. He will be honoured with a...

George R R Martin – Movie Still On The Cards

C S Hughes November 15, 2013

George R R Martin, author of the epic fantasy series A Song Of Ice And Fire, brought to life in...

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