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Catherine Carey Book Tour and Giveaway: The Doctor and the Tudors

Olga Hughes November 16, 2015

drienne Dillard, author of Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey has returned with a brand new book, Catherine Carey...

Olga Hughes October 21, 2015

Dr Gillian Polack and Dr Katrin Kania join us on their book tour for The Middle Ages Unlocked : A...

Olga Hughes September 9, 2015

Mary McCartney’s official new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II shows a working queen, sitting at her desk, going through documents...

Neil Kemp August 31, 2015

ady Hester Stanhope, granddaughter of William Pitt the elder, eldest daughter of Charles Stanhope, the 3rd Earl Stanhope and niece...

C S Hughes August 21, 2015

The first recorded use of the word in English occurs in a 1528 manuscript copy of Cicero’s epic work of...

Olga Hughes August 17, 2015

his silk postcard embroidered in France during the first World War features various symbols that traditionally bring good fortune. The...

C S Hughes August 16, 2015

In pagan times a river was seen as the crossroads between worlds, the life giving property of water, the power...

Neil Kemp July 20, 2015

The fact that the First World War ended on November 11th, 1918, is a well known and well documented event...

The birth dates of many historical figures have become lost over time. We know that King Henry VIII was born...

Olga Hughes July 6, 2015

The Legendary Ten Seconds have just released their third album, Richard III, to coincide with the anniversary of Richard III...