Take a closer look at some of the personal reflections and experiences of Black civilians, servicemen and women on VE Day, ...

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How Britain took one small boy and hundreds of treasures from EthiopiaHow Britain Took One Small Boy and Hundreds of Treasures from Ethiopia ...

How Cambridge University Locked Up Women in its Private Prison ...

It’s not surprising, therefore, that many sheriffs gained a reputation for being selfish and grasping, none more so than the most famous (fictional) postholder of all: the Sheriff of Nottingham in the ...

The Adventurous Life of Lady Dorothy Mills, Explorer and Writer ...

Amser maith yn ôl / A long time ago. The shallow sea in Cardigan Bay, from Pen Llŷn in the north to Ceredigion in the west, was once a mix of forests, lakes, rivers, swamps and saltmarsh. The nomadic ...

The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics ...

A Visual History of 100 Years of the 24-Hour Race ...

In the thirteenth century the law and finances of each English county were under the jurisdiction of a sheriff (the word comes from ‘shire-reeve’), who was appointed by the Crown. Catherine Hanley ...

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The True Story Behind One of the Most Remarkable Films Ever Made ...