This week in History
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
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Vera Brittain’s WWI saga brought to the screen
Joyce Glasser reviews Testament of Youth (January 16, 2015), Cert. 12, 130 min. Due to its length (some 600 pages), large cast of characters, years spanned and locations required, Vera Brittain’s WWI ...
A chance to buy a piece of literary history
House hunters are being given the chance to own a bit of literary history after a building in the grounds of Lord Byron’s ancestral home went on the market for £180,000. The gate house, known as ...
Twelfth Night Traditions
Last night 5th is known as Twelfth Night being the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Today 6th January is celebrated throughout Europe as The Kings Day, the last day of Christmas and also Epiphany ...