New historical film Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, explores the life of pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning, and centres around her relationship with another woman. But how much of the storyline is drawn from reality? Rachel Dinning separates fact from fiction…
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Each year from spring to autumn, many countries use daylight saving time (DST) to gain more daylight in the evening. But who was the first person to suggest that we change our clocks? And which country was the first to adopt daylight saving time? Here's everything you need to know…
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, sits at the heart of the Wars of the Roses, but what did he do to deserve the title 'Kingmaker'? Two historians explore...
In 1977, almost 20,000 Britons took to the streets to support a group of south Asian women who had walked out on strike from a London factory. Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson chronicle a remarkable outpouring of solidarity for the rights of female migrant workers...
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Thomas Becket: Life, Death and Legacy is an international online conference taking place from 28–30 April 2021. Join us for three days of exciting papers, examining the history, visual and material culture, archaeology, architecture, literature, liturgy, musicology, and reception of Becket's cult at Canterbury, across Europe and beyond, with keynote papers by Rachel Koopmans, Paul Webster, and Alec Ryrie.
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