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Interview: Helen Castor
The tragic reigns of Richard II and Henry IV and the challenges of medieval history
14 hrs ago • 
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Interview: Anne Sebba
How to do justice to the lives and histories of the women's orchestra of Auschwitz
Jun 13 • 
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Interview: Daisy Dunn
Recovering the forgotten histories of women in the Ancient World
May 30 • 
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Interview: Nicola Tallis
The tumultuous early life of the woman who would become Elizabeth I
May 16 • 
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Interview: Edward Wilson-Lee
Pico della Mirandola, magical language and the profoundly human need for the sublime
May 2 • 
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Interview: Laura Thompson
Discussing as good a memoir as you will read about Englishness, female indomitability and martinis so strong they taste of nothing but strength
Apr 11 • 
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Interview: Helen Castor
The tragic reigns of Richard II and Henry IV and the challenges of medieval history
Jan 10 • 
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Interview: Darren Freebury-Jones
How innovative research techniques and new thinking are revealing Shakespeare at work among the players and playwrights of the English Renaissance
Dec 12, 2024 • 
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