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Charles oldest ever to become King: The 20 oldest and youngest monarchs to take the throne

Ahead of King Charles III’s Coronation, here’s a look back at some ofthe oldest and youngest monarchs to ever take the throne.

Evening Standard

‘Shakespeare can help us survive war’: Ukrainian academic toasts bard in UK visit

Nataliya Torkut likens Zelenskiy to Henry V at Agincourt as she visits Stratford-upon-Avon to mark playwright’s birthday

The Guardian - UK

This is where some of the greatest Welsh people of all time are buried

The final resting places of some Welsh figures might surprise you

Wales Online

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King Charles' key to a successful reign - and the royal relatives he should ignore

As a new monarch, King Charles has countless other sovereigns from history he could learn from to ensure a successful reign - and historian Dr Tracy Borman reveals which kings and queens he should look to as well as which ones he should ignore

Daily Mirror

A love of Shakespeare is one reason to accept an honour. What’s everyone else’s excuse?

Actors aside, only the foolhardy can now say yes to a gong in the debased era of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

11 most wanted 'cool' postcodes in the UK to relocate to in 2023 - see full list

A market town with Roman origins has made it onto a national selection of "coolest" places to relocate to in 2023, with a tiny village of just 324 people also making the list

Daily Mirror

Welsh town is one of the 11 most wanted postcodes in UK for relocating in 2023

The location is said to be the new hotspot for 'the edgy crowd' according to The Times

Wales Online

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The week in theatre: Henry V; Vardy v Rooney; ¡Showmanism! – review

Oliver Johnstone mesmerises as Henry V, Vardy and Rooney go head to head, and Dickie Beau lipsyncs a swarm of voices, from Hitchcock to Fiona Shaw

The Guardian - UK

Henry V at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe review: fresh, vivid and intense

This stripped back production speaks with new and unusual clarity

Evening Standard

Henry V review – a troubled king reaches for foreign quarrels

In this coruscating production from Headlong and Shakespeare’s Globe, Henry’s grasp for power is cast in a stark light

The Guardian - UK

Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his LA homecoming at MOCA

LOS ANGELES -- If you were to paint a portrait of Henry Taylor, you might start with his smile: brilliant, devilish, inhabiting both the mouth and the eyes.

Los Angeles Times

By all means cry God for Harry, England and St George. Just don’t puff out your chest too far

A new production of Henry V has been called a ‘woke King Harry’ – but Englishness has always been complex

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Rees-Mogg thinks he’s Henry V but he’s more Mr Muscle

The MP’s foppish nobleman veneer is wide of reality. What will the top job unleash from Rishi Sunak’s earnest head-boy exterior?

The Guardian - UK

"Dragon's" real-life dynastic struggle

George R.R. Martin drew from history, particularly a two-decade period known as The Anarchy for this Targaryen plot

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HBO’s House of the Dragon was inspired by a medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler

Author George R R Martin has made no secret of the real-life medieval inspiration for House of the Dragon.

The Conversation

HBO's 'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler

In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially curious about the intersection of the stories told in class and the depictions of the Middle Ages they see in movies and television.

The Independent UK

Eight of the best royal films, from The Queen to The Favourite

Hollywood has revelled in tales of royal exploits

The Guardian - UK

A non-binary Joan of Arc? Great. Now theatre should take the next step

Letter: Louise Branch calls for playwrights to portray male historical figures such as Henry V as non-binary or trans

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Evening Standard

Game of Thrones: Emilia Clarke confirms that Jon Snow spin-off series starring Kit Harington is in development

The King in the North could be returning to our screens in for a new series

Marie Claire

15 Captivating Films About Royal Life and the Monarchy

Watch these movies if you wish there was more of 'The Crown' on the way.

The Conversation

'Bloody-hunting slaughtermen', sieges and 'lechery': what does Shakespeare tell us of war?

Only two days separate Anzac Day and Shakespeare’s (presumed) birthday and actual death-day. This proximity is coincidental. But amid a war in Ukraine, being reported in horrifyingly graphic detail from the point of view of the victims, and given Shakespeare is the world’s most-quoted, most-performed and most studied writer, it…

Chronicle Live

St George's Day 2022: He wasn't England's first patron saint and 8 other facts

He wasn't English, never visited England and wasn't even the country's first patron saint, so who was St George? We reveal all

The Guardian - UK

Truly Madly review – the deadly desire of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Biographer Stephen Galloway’s purple prose does its best to give a romantic sheen to a famously troubled relationship

Salon

War in Europe: Why it's not shocking

The last 75 years of peace (mostly) in Europe are an illusion: Historically, it's the heartland of global conflict

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Henry V; Our Generation – review

Kit Harington’s a natural as Shakespeare’s military monarch, while Alecky Blythe’s long-awaited new verbatim play captures five years of teenage introspection

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