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King Richard III, last plantagenet king of England

Laurence Olivier as Richard III

I can tell them both why the current media hype of bones dug up in a Leicester car park being ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ the bones of King Richard III, last plantagenet king of England, is history, both meaningful and significant. Continue reading

No Redemption: Keith Pattison’s photographs of the miners’ strike

“There’s very little community in Easington now. The pit was the lifeblood of the place, socially and economically, and things went downhill as soon as it closed. People moved out and houses and shops got boarded up. The benefit culture took hold. Eventually, there were drugs raids and stabbings in our street, so we moved away 11 years ago.” Continue reading

'A legendary paradise'

This photograph was taken from the Temple of Sybil, atop the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in the 19th arrondisement of Paris. … Continue reading

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