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These high school 'classics' have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?

If you went to high school in the United States anytime since the 1960s, you were likely assigned some of the following books: Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar” and “Macbeth”; John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”; F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”; Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”; and…

The Conversation

19 pub quiz questions to test your general knowledge - September 16

How many can you get right without looking up or researching the answers?

Liverpool Echo

Louise Thompson too scared to read birth investigation that's 'as thick as Shakespeare'

Ahead of her latest hospital appointment, Louise Thompson explained how she still doesn't have any answers about 'what's going on in that region' and her last ultrasound saw 'the guy joke there was something white and shiny in there'

Daily Mirror

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Up to a third of Shakespeare’s plays ‘may have been co-authored’

Experts have long suspected the Bard collaborated on a number of projects, and new methods are revealing how much this might have been the case.

The Independent UK

Touching vigil sees Queen's four children unite and surround her coffin

King Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and Princess Anne carried out the vigil on Monday evening

Chronicle Live

The Queen's four children surround her coffin during heart-wrenching royal vigil

The vigil comes just hours after a procession saw Her Majesty's body being transported along Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Daily Record

Queen's four children unite and surround her coffin in emotional royal vigil

King Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne mounted a vigil around the Queen's coffin in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh where it has been resting after it was taken there in a emotional procession along the Royal Mile from the Palace of Holyroodhouse

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King leads procession behind Queen’s coffin as Harry promises to ‘honour’ father

In bright autumn sunshine, the procession set off at a slow walking pace along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss' 'icy' signal to Nicola Sturgeon before reading at emotional service for Queen

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stood up to do a reading at the St Giles' Cathedral service - and a number of viewers noticed the look she was given by new Prime Minister Liz Truss

Daily Mirror

King may have sought to bring ‘poetic shape’ to emotions by quoting Shakespeare

Charles III referenced lines from Henry VIII and Hamlet during two of his first major speeches as head of state.

The Independent UK

Why Princess Anne is the only female royal walking behind the Queen's coffin

The Queen's coffin is being transported to St Giles Cathedral were the public will be permitted to pay their respects.

Daily Record

Sophie Wessex chokes back the tears during Queen's emotional coffin procession

Sophie Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward and a daughter-in-law of the Queen, looked teary-eyed as she watched the Queen's coffin process up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to a service at St Giles Cathedral

Daily Mirror

King Charles leads procession behind Queen’s coffin in Edinburgh

Charles III walked behind the casket with his siblings to St Giles Cathedral in sombre tribute ahead of service of thanksgiving

Evening Standard

King Charles III and his siblings walk behind Queen's coffin as it travels to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh

A service of thanksgiving for the life of the late monarch will be held before the public pay their respects

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The Independent UK

Queen’s children led by Charles walk behind late monarch’s coffin

The public in Edinburgh will be able to pay their respects by viewing the Queen’s coffin for 24 hours.

Daily Mirror

Why Princess Anne is walking behind Queen's coffin - but other female royals are in car

The Queen's children, King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, walked in a line behind their mother's coffin as it is taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the nearby St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Wales Online

William and Harry will not be part of procession following Queen's coffin on Monday

The Queen's children will take the lead as her coffin is taken to Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral

The Independent UK

King and Queen Consort fly to Edinburgh as tour of home nations continues

The new monarch is visiting England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales this week.

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The Guardian - UK

From King Charles III to King Lear: what theatre tells us about taking the throne

Mike Bartlett’s 2014 play anticipated a constitutional crisis, while playwrights including Shakespeare and Chekhov have shown how traumatic a transfer of power can be

Daily Mirror

King Charles 'visibly moved' hearing 'God Save the King' for first time in person

King Charles III receives condolences from Parliament on the death of his mother the Queen - with many royal fans praising His Majesty for showing a 'vulnerable side'

The Independent UK

King quotes Shakespeare in moving tribute to Queen in speech to MPs and peers

Later, the Queen will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to nearby St Giles’ Cathedral.

Daily Mirror

Emotional King Charles pays tribute to 'darling mother' in historic address in Parliament

In a historic statement to both Houses of Parliament from Westminster Hall, King Charles III recalled how Shakespeare described Elizabeth I and said 'I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us'

Daily Mirror

Charles and Camilla sit on thrones for first time as King and Queen - but hers is shorter

King Charles III is receiving the motion of condolence at Westminster Hall today - with Queen Consort Camilla taking her place beside her husband

The Guardian - UK

‘She has been the one and only stable female in my life’: Jeanette Winterson on mourning the Queen

‘When I realised there was going to be an announcement about her death, I changed into black and waited. She deserved that. Part of us goes with her’

The Guardian - UK

‘I think the king is but a man’: why we, like King Charles, always reach for Shakespeare’s words

The new monarch is quick to quote the playwright, but given the bard’s genius with simple language, who wouldn’t?

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