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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - The Untold Story

Monastic music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution brought back to life

Buckland Abbey recreates music telling of medieval life in extraordinary discovery

The Guardian - UK

All the places JD Vance is going on his UK tour

Here’s everything we know about the vice president’s UK tour:

Evening Standard

From orgies to marathon sex scenes: how did period drama get so raunchy?

Non-stop coitus, controversial nudity and shocking sex toys: steamy scenes in costume dramas have changed since Colin Firth got his shirt wet in Pride and Prejudice. Here is an outrageous history of small-screen sauciness

The Guardian - UK

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TV’s best (and worst) historical epics: from Wolf Hall to I, Claudius

Sweeping dramas set in days of yore are everywhere. But which are some of the finest television ever created? And which are little more than an excuse to show naked backsides?

The Guardian - UK

Paintings celebrate 800 years of Britain’s ‘first environmental laws’

Dan Llywelyn Hall has painted four works depicting trees from the time of Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest.

Evening Standard

Queen Camila Receives an Unprecedented Honor as First Woman in the U.K. and First Royal to Hold Post Created by Henry VIII

She was given the new role ahead of her 78th birthday.

Marie Claire

Perfect day trips from London: 10 of the prettiest seaside towns and villages within two hours of the capital

These coastal day-trip delights are easily reachable from London and offer beautiful beaches, fish and chips and lovely places to stay

The Independent UK

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Here’s What Cleopatra And Other Historical Figures Would Look Like Today

My name is Becca Saladin and I work full-time as a graphic designer. I started creating these images of reimagined historical figures as a hobby a little over a year ago. and just kept going.

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30 Surprising Facts About Royals History Textbooks Forgot To Mention

How many of these royal facts will actually surprise you?

Bored Panda

Charity searches for descendants of rioters involved in 1525 uprising

More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with makeshift weapons, in protest at its closure as part of religious reforms.

The Independent UK

Cambridge University appoints first Jewish professor of Hebrew

Prof Aaron Koller hopes to broaden appeal of Hebrew and move away from it being seen as ‘a political thing’

The Guardian - UK

A not-so-modern epidemic: what 17th-century nuns can teach us about coping with loneliness

Is loneliness a modern epidemic as we are so often told? Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation?

The Conversation

Bafta viewers left surprised over shock Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light snub: ‘I have no words’

‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light’ was up against ‘Blue Lights’, ‘Supacell’ and ‘Sherwood’ for Best Drama at Sunday night’s event

The Independent UK

Alicia Vikander on starring opposite Jude Law and her favourite work | Binge Watch

Alicia Vikander speaks with The Independent’s Jacob Stolworthy about new film Firebrand, a historical drama directed by Karim Aïnouz. Set during the tumultuous final years of Henry VIII’s (Jude Law) reign, the film focuses on Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), his sixth and final wife. In this interview Vikander discusses working…

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Josie Gibson diagnosed with ‘embarassing’ condition after filming new travel show

‘I thought only kings like Henry VIII got gout’ joked Gibson

Marie Claire

Every Royal Family Obsessive Needs to Visit These 10 Destinations

From majestic castles to Queen Victoria's beach house and a retired royal yacht.

The Independent UK

Weasel testicles infertility cure features in exhibition on medieval medicine

Manuscripts drawn from the collections of the university library and Cambridge’s historic colleges will go on display.

Louder

“Rick Wakeman’s solo albums were just brilliant… when I heard he was doing Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace, I bought 12 tickets”: Prog is the reason Rick Astley became a singer

Pop star made his life-changing decision at a Camel concert, before discovering the work of keyboard genius Wakeman via Yes

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The Guardian - US

Trump is offended by a painting of himself. For once, I get where he’s coming from

We all know what it’s like to be horrified by our own image. In the president’s case, he looks like a large baby in a suit

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t buy it’ … Ava Pickett on her play about Anne Boleyn’s treason and incest

Was the second wife of Henry VIII really guilty of the crimes she was beheaded for? Pickett’s award-winning new play takes a sideways look at her downfall – by imagining its impact on everyday women

FourFourTwo

King Henry VIII blocking Chelsea from expanding Stamford Bridge

Chelsea are unable to redevelop Stamford Bridge due to King Henry VIII...

WhatToWatch

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light sequel premieres on PBS tonight

A decade after the first installment, Wolf Hall: The Mirror returns with stars Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis

Salon

In "Wolf Hall" sequel, death is a mirror

Thomas Cromwell dies as he has not lived, reflecting on sins that tarnish his soul

Tom’s Guide

9 top new movies and shows to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video and more (March 21-23)

'Anora,' 'Wheel of Time' and 'Electric State' lead my weekend watch list.

The Guardian - UK

Loved by rockers and royals, Eel Pie Island is threatened by tide of red tape

Changes in flood status raise fears for the future of the island where the Rolling Stones and David Bowie played

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