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    Top 11 monarchs in British history

    The 11 greatest English - and then British - monarchs since 1066... Top 11 monarchs in British history Andrew...
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    Leekfrith torcs are earliest Iron Age gold ever discovered in Britain

    Intricate jewellery found buried in a Staffordshire field is the earliest example of Iron Age gold ever found in Britain. The collection, made up of four twisted metal neckbands called torcs, and a bracelet, was discovered by two metal detectorists just before Christmas. Experts say...
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    And the Oscar goes to…anyone provided they’re not white, heterosexual or male

    Hollywood still knows how to make movies. It just awards prizes to the wrong ones... Coffee House And the Oscar goes to…anyone provided they’re not white, heterosexual or male Toby Young...
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    Britain could end EU free movement as early as next month

    Theresa May could end EU free movement of people into the UK as early as next month when she triggers Article 50, the start of the process to get Britain out of the EU... Theresa May poised to announce end of free movement for new EU migrants next month 159 Comments The...
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    No full English breakfast for new £1 coin

    The new 12-sided £1 coin enters circulation in Britain in March, replacing the round £1 coin which has been used since 1983. And when the Royal Mint asked for ideas on what should feature on the back of the new coin, the most popular entry was a full English breakfast. However, that idea was...
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    Britain's prehistoric religion: a riddle we will never solve

    Historian Ronald Hutton says we will never unlock the secrets of Britain's ancient religions... Prehistoric religion: a riddle we will never solve If you believe that nothing is beyond the wit of modern historical research, think again – we will never unlock the secrets of Britain’s ancient...
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    '12th Century' McDonald's in Shrewsbury set to close

    A McDonald's with more than a nugget of history is serving up its last Big Macs this weekend. The building that has been home to the burger chain in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, for the last 34 years is thought to be the oldest in the world to house a McDonald's, with parts of it dating back to...
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    Beaming Farage dines with Trump and Ivanka in Washington

    Nigel Farage has posted a picture of himself having dinner with Donald Trump and his family in Washington after being "squeezed in" at the last moment. The former Ukip leader dined at Trump International Hotel with the US president and a number of his close advisors. It comes as Mr...
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    Tankard awarded to Cornish shipwreck hero fetches £8k

    A tankard awarded to a smuggler and pub landlord for his "brave and noble actions" following a shipwreck has been sold at auction for £8,100... Tankard awarded to Cornish shipwreck hero fetches £8k 25 February 2017...
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    100 years on, how the House of Windsor was born

    A new six-part Channel 4 documentary started this week about the history of Britain's current royal dynasty - the Windsors - 100 years after the dynasty was started. Episode 1 of the series revealed how the dynasty got its name... How the House of Windsor was born: Documentary reveals the man...
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    Troubled Leicester City sack manager Claudio Ranieri

    Claudio Ranieri says his "dream died" when he was sacked as Leicester City manager nine months after winning the Premier League. Ranieri, 65, guided the Foxes to the title despite them being rated 5,000-1 shots at the start of the campaign. However, this season the champions are fourth from...
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    Was Trump right about Sweden? The Mail's Andrew Malone goes to visit

    The riots on Monday night in Rinkeby, a migrant ghetto known locally as ‘Little Mogadishu’, are a major embarrassment for the Swedish government. They came just two days after Donald Trump, the U.S. President, was widely ridiculed for comments he made at a rally in Florida last...
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    How a tiny Canadian IT company helped swing the Brexit vote for Leave

    With the entire political establishment massed against them and the bookmakers giving them no hope, the Leave campaign faced what many thought was an impossible battle to take Britain out of the European Union. But election data published yesterday has provided a window into how Vote...
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    Tudor shoes discovered beneath London

    Tudors are famous for their beautiful and ornate clothing - and it seems their footwear was ahead of the times, too. Archaeologists have uncovered one of the largest hauls of Tudor shoes during digging work on Crossrail. The shoes are similar to today's modern espadrilles, and were found...
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    Two Black Death victims, hand in hand for 600 years

    Two male Black Death victims who have been holding hands beneath the streets of London for more than 600 years were unearthed by Crossrail diggers. The pair were found facing each other with their hands entwined in a double grave in a 15th century burial ground for victims of the plague...
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    We must leave the EU quickly – it is falling apart faster than I thought

    Hand over a €60 billion ransom or we won’t even start to discuss a trade deal: that, if Jean-Claude Juncker is to be believed, will be the European Union’s opening gambit ahead of Brexit. Bring it on, I say: the best way to expose a very weak adversary who is pretending to be very...
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    This fake story made me feel sympathy for Donald Trump

    FAKE NEWS! 300,000 protesters gathered in Parliament Square in London against Donald Trump? Parliament’s ‘governing body’ deciding whether President Trump should have a state visit later this year to the UK? That was what the media has been telling us - but the truth is very different...
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    Goalkeeper forced to resign after he was seen eating a pie during FA Cup game

    Two London sides - little Sutton United of the National League and mighty Arsenal of the Premier League - met in the Last 16 of the FA Cup on Monday night. Whilst the unsurprising result of the match didn't make big headlines - a 2-0 victory for Arsenal - the antics of Sutton United's roly-poly...
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    Ten horrors of the Great Plague of London

    10 horrors of the 1665-66 Great Plague of London... 10 Horrors Of The Great Plague Of London Elizabeth Yetter February 15, 2017 Listverse Called the last great plague of London, the Great Plague began in the spring of 1665 and ended roughly a year later. Officially, over 68,000 people...
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    If the House of Lords manages to delay Brexit, they’ll be next for the chop

    Expecting the House of Lords to be happy about Brexit is like expecting turkeys to be all excited about Christmas. The British people may have voted to leave the EU in greater numbers than we ever voted for anything, but the House of Lords is almost comically unrepresentative of our nation...