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1. According to Billboard, this is the oldest English-language Christmas carol, dating back to the 1650s:A. “Silent Night”B. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”C. “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”D. “The Holly and the Ivy”Answer: C, “God Rest Ye Merry.” Read this article. I really like that song. And notice that no, it’s not “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.” One of the most important commas in all of commadom...

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Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: Margaret the First and The Blazing World by Carrie Sessarego

Former British colonies claim compensation for centuries of British ruleThe new ruler of the United Kingdom has finally been crowned. This...

Narayan Mukkavilli, Peter Wotton, Steve Cornelius, Martin Harrison, Chris May, Joanne Malpas,

William Anthony Hay reviews “Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815,” by N. A. M. Rodger.

SEVENTEENTH-century Ireland is acknowledged as the most fascinating century in Irish history. In 1603, O’Neill and O’Donnell were supreme in Ulster and 95%

On Monday, I began my review of Michael Breidenbach's important new book Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early ...

From the blog of Jakob Levin at The Times of Israel