Steve Borthwick out to spring biggest surprise on France since Edward III
Team seem to have collective amnesia over record thrashing two years ago but another humiliation by France could see axe fall ...
Which celebrities have royal blood? From Danny Dyer to Meghan Markle and Sharon Stone, here we reveal the full list of celebrities who have unexpectedly discovered they are ...
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Unassuming 5-bed house hides incredible 800-year-old secret 60ft beneath its floorboards – and could be yours for £1m
AN UNASSUMING house hides an incredible 800-year-old secret 60ft beneath its floorboards – and it could be yours for £1m. Beckets is a Grade II-listed house based in the village of Eastry in ...
Shades of 2023 for England but Steve Borthwick cannot afford a deja vu performance
There has been an understandable reluctance bordering on a collective amnesia within the England camp to confront the reality ...
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King Henry VIII named least popular British monarch – beheading wives can't have helped
With around 63 monarchs spanning over 1,200 years, the UK have been sharing their thoughts on their favourite of the historic ...
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Do you know the correct date of Magna Carta? Here’s why you might be wrong
Could we have been commemorating the wrong date of Magna Carta all along? Speaking on an episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, ...
The Scottish Reformation
The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...
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Church of England meets after series of abuse scandals
The Church of England's elected governing body will begin a week-long meeting on Monday, after an "unprecedented crisis" ...
Shakespeare’s greatest play? There’s only one contender
Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II ...
Edward I, King of England. Born 1239, died 1307. Reign 1272 – 1307
In 1307, with Scotland in sight, Edward died at Burgh-on-Sands. The campaign for the conquest of Scotland passed on to his son, Edward II. The Scots were relieved to find that the brutal and effective ...
Which of These 9 Concours-Winning Cars Won Best of the Best?
The Best of the Best is like the world championship of classic cars. The idea came out of what used to be called the Louis ...
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Never tired of Whitehall
‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,’ said Samuel Johnson in 1777.