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'The history we read though based on facts, is, strictly speaking, not factual at all, but a series of accepted judgements.'
Professor Barraclough quoted by E H Carr in his seminal book What is History?
Read all about it!
A sneak peek at the next edition - No.157
and don't forget that this is the last free J&T.
The Princes in the Tower
Amazing new evidence for what really happened in 1483.
Who Killed Becket?
A family tree that goes back to Charlemagne but with a skeleton in the closet.
Charivari
Mr Punch and the extraordinary way some couples were treated by their own villagers.