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Mission Improbable
Friday 2 June. D minus 3. Just 48 hours to go before the launch of the proposed liberation of France, now scheduled for Monday 5 June. The United Kingdom is in a state of virtual lockdown. But where is the Prime Minister? He is not to be found in 10
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A Kingly VISIT
Hampton Court Palace is one of Britain’s must-see sights. Home to Henry VIII’s Tudor court – after he ousted Cardinal Wolsey and moved in himself in 1529 – it’s positively brimming with history. The building, which retains much of its original Tudor
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Far From The Rural Idyll
When Thomas Hardy published his perennially popular novel Far From the Madding Crowd in 1874, it, somewhat surprisingly, came on the back of failure and obscurity. His debut novel The Poor Man and The Lady went unpublished, its themes deemed too poli

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