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A burst of Irish cheer lit up the Dominion Theatre as this festive show delivered a whirlwind of music, dance and Christmas spirit.
From fasting and feasting to masked revelry and the singing of carols, the festive season was one of devotion and indulgence alike – a glimpse into how the early Tudors “kept their Christmas full honourably.”
George Owers
A new book examines the influential period between the Glorious Revolution and the Hanoverian accession.
Independent Protestants landed on Plymouth Rock in November 1620.
The exiled queen's presence in England set in motion a deadly game of faith, power, and espionage that would define Elizabeth’s reign.
Marija Ose
In a new exhibition, the artist transforms Dante’s “dark wood” into a landscape of birch trees, animals, and memory.
The historian and author draws on Spain’s Morisco past, persecution and intrigue within his novel.
As shots were fired across multiple continents, World War One can only fully be grasped by looking beyond the Western Front and viewing it as a truly global conflict.
A dominant power in the Western Mediterranean has always been overshadowed by its conquering Roman rivals, but there is much more to the North African realm’s story.
Packed with intrigue, self-preservation and a cache of coded correspondence, the 19 years spent by the Scottish queen as a prisoner in England heralds a dramatic retelling.
