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1. She had lots of stepmothers. Born at Greenwich Palace on February 18, 1516 (seven years after the 1509 marriage of her parents, King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon,) Mary was their only child to survive past infancy. In the 1520s, Henry, unhappy...
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In 2011, the first intact Viking boat burial site ever found on the UK mainland was discovered in Swordle Bay, Scotland. Unearthed by the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project, the burial most likely dated to the late 9th century or early 10th century. It...
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La sortie de l'Union européenne a ravivé les vieilles haines entre unionistes protestants et nationalistes catholiques : reportage à Newry, à la frontière entre Nord et Sud. Façades de maison en hommage aux habitants morts pendant les affrontements à...
Lire la suiteEngland’s first civil war raged for almost 20 years – and outdid Game of Thrones for violence and treachery. Indeed, the 12th-century conflict was so intense it changed the landscape of the nation for decades, according to newly published archaeological...
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A fifth of Labour MPs defied Jeremy Corbyn’s three-line whip to vote against legislation granting Theresa May the power to trigger the UK’s exit from the European Union. After a second day of impassioned debate in the House of Commons, a total of 498...
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The Battle of Culloden was fought on Drumossie Moor, to the north east of Inverness, on April 16, 1746. It was the last of the great Jacobite risings - popular attempts to reinstate a Stuart monarch on the throne of Britain - and was led by Charles Edward...
Lire la suiteFor all the anticipation and fuss attached to Tuesday’s supreme court ruling, it is likely to change little in the government’s plans for enacting Brexit. Here are the main processes likely in the coming months: Article 50 legislation Responding in parliament...
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An English lawyer, statesman, writer and saint, Thomas More was a strange character. Born in 1478, he was progressive in some ways (he educated his daughters to a very high level) while also clinging to archaic customs (he wore hair shirts). An establishment...
Lire la suiteBig Ben is one of the most iconic—and misidentified—landmarks in the world. The name initially referred not to the distinctive 320-foot-high clock tower on the north side of the British Houses of Parliament, renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of Queen...
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There can be no doubt that the sinking of the White ship had a colossal impact on English history and was a decisive point in the legacy of the Norman kings. Most chroniclers agree that the catastrophe of 1120 was devastating, with William of Malmesbury...
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