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“When I was young and powerless, they saw fit to manipulate Parliament to achieve their selfish ends. Those days are…
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Once I read about the tempestuous life of Richard II’s mother, I began to understand a bit more about his…
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Blurb Raised in genteel poverty after the First World War, Maria Magdalena Dietrich dreams of a life on the stage.…
by Mary Anne Yarde “I’ve come to help avenge Banquo’s death.” Malcolm smiled sadly. “Then you shall not leave my…
Mark Antony, or Marcus Antonius as he was more correctly named, was known for many things: friend of Julius Caesar,…