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Conflict over noise in the West End goes back centuries

The story of The David Copperfield Library is unearthed in a new book. Peter Gruner talks to its author

The story of The David Copperfield Library is unearthed in a new book. Peter Gruner talks to its author

Is Dickens’s London a place, or a state of mind, or a bit of both? I used to ask myself the question all the time when I was literary editor of this periodical and our office in Doughty Street was a few doors down from the Dickens Museum, at no. 48, the house where he

A new history takes in everything from ancient Roman weddings to Don’t Tell The Bride to ask: can we redefine this patriarchal institution for the future?

Jeremy Gordin offers some perspective into the socio-political parallels between the riotous London of 1780 and today's South Africa.

IN a guide to St Mary’s Church in Eastrop, a former rector has mentioned the grave of Cassandra Terry of Down Grange, who died in September 1853.

A 350-year-old ring belonging to the Sheriff of Nottingham is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist.

A 350-year-old ring belonging to the Sheriff of Nottingham is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist in a find 'worthy of Robin Hood'.

The ancient high-carat gold signet ring, found 26.9 miles from Sherwood Forest, once belonged to Sir Matthew Jenison who served as High Sheriff from 1683 to 1684.