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A woman who claims that she was sexually assaulted by her teacher in the 1970s has described the ordeal as being "hunted like ...

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A recurrent character in TV documentaries, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, Byfield has been celebrated as an ...

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

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Hollywood star Zoe Saldaña now sits atop the box office charts after years of blockbuster dominance and awards success.

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Muslim Europe’ uncovers years of Muslim presence across the continent, challenging the widely held notion that Islam is ...

The Oxford scholar’s book argues that Israel’s latest atrocities in the besieged territory are anything but an anomaly ...

Titled Moonrakers, the book tells the story of the 2nd Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment, during the First World War. Co-authored by London historian Bob Jones and fellow writer Nick Edwards, the book ...