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MIKE Pryce looks back at the month of May in Worcester in years beyond.

Magna Carta, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by ‘free men,’ the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.

The Editors on French cuisine, Bellini & Giorgione, Rothko, collegiate architecture & more from the world of culture.

Ten of the Royal Houses of England from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II. Can you place them in order from the oldest to the most recent? Not all houses are represented and those with breaks are all from the first time they were in power.

State of the Union: Gaudeamus igitur.

Magna Carta, English Great Charter, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence. With his conquest of England in 1066, William I secured for himself and his immediate successor...

Queen Elizabeth goes platinum, but who are the other longest-reigning monarchs?

Michael Leigh-Mallory unearthed the coin on his first metal detecting outing in 10 years on farmland in Hemyock, Devon, last September.

A metal detectorist uncovered the gold King Henry III coin (pictured) dating to 1257, which is just under an inch in diameter, on farmland in Hemyock, Devon, in September last year.

The Rules In the Kingdom of England by 1215, a group of powerful barons had reached breaking point due to King Johns despotic rule, high taxes and failed leadership. It was time to rebel! Written by Andy Hobday, creator of The Barons’ War, co-developed  Test of Honour and  Mortal Gods & Mortal Gods Mythic., and a bit of a geek., these rules enable narrative-driven tabletop games set in an England gripped by civil war played out against the backdrop of the Magna Carta and the invasion by t...