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Vault Festival 2023 - the top shows to book from Ram of God to Good Grief

London’s biggest fringe theatre festival has a packed roster of fantastic shows to watch

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023

You Can Eat Better Than King Henry VIII, Thanks to Globalization and Burger King

Thanks to globalization, we plebes can pay just $6.49 for a whole Whopper meal fit for a 16th-century king.

Reason · Jan 23, 2023

Dead billionaires whose foundations are thriving today can thank Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

More than 230 of the world’s wealthiest people, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, have promised to give at least half of their fortunes to charity within their lifetimes or in their wills by signing the Giving Pledge. Some of the most affluent, including Jeff Bezos – who…

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

Five British nationalisations – and what happened next

From Henry VIII to the telegram network, how the state intervened in the private sector – and who got the money

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022

At 35, I found out I had gout. Imagine having to give up everything you like to eat and drink

Overnight, a golf ball-sized lump appeared on my toe – and all sorts of delicious things had to disappear from my diet, says writer Daniel Lavelle

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

500-year-old cottage built by King Henry VIII’s chaplain to be auctioned for £1

House-hunters are being given the chance to own a Grade II-listed 16th century servant’s cottage at a bargain price - with auction bids starting at just £1.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Blood, Sex & Royalty review – a terrific peek at Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s sexiest bits

Warm, witty and full of universally brilliant acting, this absolute triumph of a docudrama also serves up huge chunks of knowledge, thanks to excellent talking head historians

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022

Country diary: A heron has come a-hunting

Hitchin, Hertfordshire: Once abundant here, grey herons are now outnumbered by their egret cousins. This one has come to us

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022

Five Victorian-era diseases making a comeback in UK - all the symptoms to look for

Diseases that would have been familiar to author Charles Dickens and that killed thousands of people in Victorian Britain have been found to be on the rise again in modern Britain

Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Emmerdale's Luke Posner star Max Parker unrecognisable in new Netflix role as he drops 'nice guy' image

The former Luke Posner star looks completely different to his former Emmerdale character

Leeds Live · Nov 20, 2022