Literature

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Stasi poets: creative writing & the Cold War Philip

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Pod Deborah Cohen WL

Despatches on dictators: US reporters in 1930s Europe . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we should remember… the translation of Anne Frank’s diary

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Pod A du Weduwen and A Pettegree WL

General History

Libraries: a book lover’s history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What to read next The latest history books reviewed

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Q&A Where is William Shakespeare buried – and is there a curse on his grave?

Wolfson History Prize 2022 shortlist

General History

Wolfson History Prize 2022: the shortlist revealed

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The Northman How the real Viking prince Amleth inspired Shakespeare

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Pod Daisy Dunn WL

Oxford: from wild student parties to the shadow of war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The real three musketeers: the historical Athos, Porthos and Aramis (and d’Artagnan) revealed

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20 inspirational quotes from women through history

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Q&A Who was the Grand Old Duke of York?

Pod Kathryn Harkup WL

Shakespearean deaths: swordfights, snakebites & poison

Children's author Beatrix Potter as a young woman, c1892

Why the real Beatrix Potter was more than her children’s tales

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Margery Kempe: medieval mystic