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‘Christianity at the Crossroads’ by David N. Hempton review
Read this book’s title, and you might guess that David Hempton – perhaps the world’s greatest historian of Methodism –
Books of the Year 2025: Part 2
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‘This is much more than the history of a place’ Erik Linstrum is Professor of History at the University of
Scholars Say Many Beliefs About Vikings Are Based On Medieval Fiction
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‘Heiresses’ by Miranda Kaufman review
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The Problem with Britain’s Pensions
In May 2025 Keir Starmer, a prime minister with one of the largest majorities in history, backtracked on proposals to
4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut
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Pilgrims and Poverty in Renaissance Rome
An unprecedented number of pilgrims travelled to Rome for the last two jubilees of the 16th century. Held every 25
Ploughing Up Postwar Britain | History Today
Prewar Britain was dependent on imported food; in 1938, 70 per cent of the cash value of the food consumed
Evolutionary Study Reveals Why Women Live Longer Than Men
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