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HISTORICAL FACTS: James ii - The Untold Story

Respeck to Tony B for his Ali G interview

Brief letters: Tony Benn v Ali G | Ancient knitting | Picky bits | More nominative determinism

The Guardian - UK

How medieval Scottish kings kept unrest at bay with populist policies

Governments have always had to strike a balance between actions that are unpopular but thought to be necessary, and laws and policies that win them support from the public. In the UK, the new prime minister Andy Burnham has set out to grab the news agenda with a string of…

The Conversation

In 2022, archaeologists revealed a royal warship off the English coast that nearly killed a future king when it ran aground in 1682: a major maritime discovery

Archaeologists revealed the wreck of HMS Gloucester, a 17th-century warship, off the Norfolk coast. This significant maritime discovery offers insights into 17th-century naval life and politics. The vessel sank in 1682 while carrying James Stuart, the future King James II of England. Hundreds of artefacts, including wine bottles and personal…

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Orange parade past former Belfast flashpoint passes without incident

It comes after a Parades Commission ruling to delay the return leg until the morning after the July 12 parades.

Evening Standard

Orange Order chief says Northern Ireland should not be left in ‘European limbo’

Harold Henning called for the region to be ‘respected as a truly integral part of the United Kingdom’ after Brexit.

Evening Standard

Annual Orange Order parades under way across Northern Ireland

DUP leader Gavin Robinson is among tens of thousands taking part.

Evening Standard

Tens of thousands set to take to streets for Twelfth Orange Order parades

Parades will take place at 18 main locations on Monday.

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Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds

In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen.

LiveScience

Dukes, treachery and the long arm of the law

Letters: Peter Wardley and Tom Moore remind us of historical royal troubles. Plus letters from Agama Cunningham, Chris Edwards, Ian Reader and Derrick Cameron

The Guardian - UK

Why is Andy Burnham such a threat to Keir Starmer? Everyone likes him

Labour may have successfully blocked the mayor of Greater Manchester from running for parliament, but this definitely hasn’t solved their problems, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A history of the dukes of York

From New York City to Duke of York Island in Antarctica, the Dukedom of York has a wider cultural resonance than you might immediately realise.

The Conversation

Ill-fated Monmouth rebellion remembered 340 years on in Somerset

Exhibition opens this week in Taunton Castle, where mass death sentences were infamously issued during Bloody Assizes

The Guardian - UK

Lawlessness and disorder: The hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s exile threats after the Jan. 6 pardons

In 2020, in response to the riots that followed the murder of 46-year-old Black man George Floyd, Donald Trump declared himself the “president of law and order.” During the same speech, he threatened to use the military to suppress the civil unrest that erupted after a police officer killed Floyd.

The Conversation

I’m obsessed with a historic shipwreck: it’s murky and dangerous but diving in the Thames, I feel like a detective

When exploring wrecked warship the London I can barely see six inches ahead, but I’ve dived 500 times to document and save the secrets of this vessel built by Oliver Cromwell

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Secrets and lies: spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for gathering domestic and international intelligence.

The Independent UK

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

The Independent UK

Actions of some over Twelfth bring ‘shame on us all’ – Beattie

Scores of parades took place across Northern Ireland as Protestant loyal orders celebrated the Twelfth of July this week.

Daily Record

Excitement building ahead of 2023 Kirkcudbright Riding of the Marches

The principals are looking forward to leading the cavalry round the boundaries of Kirkcudbright as referred to in the charter granted by King James II in 1455

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Evening Standard

What was the Battle of the Boyne, and why is it only a bank holiday in one part of the UK?

The bank holiday has historic roots that continue to divide the country

Reason

S. Ct. Will Review Whether Second Amendment Allows Disarming of People Subject to Civil Restraining Orders

The Supreme Court just announced that it will consider this issue, in U.S. v. Rahimi; this is unsurprising, since the Court is generally inclined to review cases where a court held that a federal statute was unconstitutional, and where the federal government asks for review. Here's my post from February,…

The Guardian - AU

What is parliamentary privilege and does it give Australian MPs total freedom of speech?

Lidia Thorpe’s right to make accusations without fear of legal repercussions starts with a Dutch prince invading Britain in 1688

Evening Standard

London scholars to be first commoners to hail King Charles at Coronation

A group of central London schoolchildren are rehearsing for a “small yet significant” part of the ceremony rooted in hundreds of years of history.

The Guardian - UK

Charles III’s coronation: why a spoon and not a crown carries more weight

Most items of regalia used for coronation are at most 350-years-old, but there is one notable exception

The Guardian - UK

The British kings and queens who supported and profited from slavery

From Elizabeth I to William IV, over a period of 270 years monarchs had links to the slave trade

Evening Standard

The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea at the Queen’s House review - a clear view to the horizon

Assuming you have a high tolerance for maritime pictures this exhibition is a fascinating look at two artists who entranced the English court with their images of the sea

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