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Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant had been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more
WHAT BOOK would historical novelist Kate Mosse take to a desert island? Kate Mosse is currently re-reading all Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple novels She said she would take T S Eliot’s Four Quartets with her to a desert island The novelist said Marcel Proust’s Remembrance Of Things Past left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
Supermodel Kristy Hinze’s billionaire husband Jim Clark ‘buys a historical World War II boat for over $7.2 million’ By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:39 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 06:39 GMT, 21 December 2020 He’s worth a staggering US$2.8billion, and American entrepreneur Jim Clark recently splashed some of his vast fortune on … Read more
Facebook freezes accounts of Dorset historical re-enactment society who enjoy portraying the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion and switching on the local Christmas lights ‘after mistaking them for a US far-right militia’ Wimborne Militia, in Dorset, recreate historic battles from the 17th century Five of its 60 members have recently had their Facebook accounts disabled They fear … Read more
Just 6% of Leeds residents want statues of historical figures in their city to be removed, following a ‘cancel culture’ review by the city’s Labour-run council. Leeds City Council failed to find a single statue or monument with direct links to the slave trade, according to an inquiry into whether they were deemed offensive in … Read more
Have we been painting Henry VIII in the wrong light? Famous ‘unfeeling’ womaniser was left ‘heartbroken’ by his mother’s death and ‘wept’ at her bedside, unearthed drawing reveals Henry VIII was not unaffected by grief and left ‘heartbroken’ by mother’s death Captured ‘weeping’ at her bedside, according to new documentary about ruler Henry VIII, which … Read more
It is a role that until now has belonged to the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. But on Sunday, Gal Gadot confirmed that she will star as Cleopatra in a new movie to be directed by her Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins. ‘Cleopatra is a story I wanted to tell for a very long time. Can’t be … Read more
Hundreds enjoy colourful splendour of Venice’s Historical Regatta as costumed Gondoliers race up the Grand Canal Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the colourful Historic Regatta festival in Venice this weekend The festival dates back to the 13th century and sees dozens of boats sail up the Grand Canal every September Gondoliers in historical costumes … Read more
The Royal Yacht Britannia has been rated the UK’s favourite historical attraction, according to a new Which? survey. The Queen’s former yacht, permanently moored on the waters of Leith in Edinburgh, came out on top when members of the consumer organisation were asked to rate the UK’s 50 most visited historical attractions on criteria including … Read more
From centuries-old ‘witch’ markings to the Summer of Love in 1967: More than 100 examples of ancient graffiti are found carved into trees in the New Forest after new project Ancient markings have been discovered on trees in the New Forest in Hampshire More than 100 examples of the markings have been logged by onto … Read more