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Harry Howard

Harry Howard is the History Editor at Daily Mail. He joined as a trainee in 2018 and has worked on desks including Showbiz, Femail and Health, as well as Home and Foreign news. He also played an integral role in writing content for the Mail's Royals section ahead of its launch. His previous coverage includes revelations about the Battle of Waterloo, Westminster's gas lamps, the Second World War and the sinking of the Titanic.

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Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91: France's original 'Sex Kitten' who found global fame with And God Created Woman before ditching acting and modelling for animal rights activism passes away

28/12/25 09:59

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer who became an international sex symbol before turning to animal rights activism, has passed away aged 91. Bardot had been ill in hospital in Toulon, according to local media. The star's animal rights charity announced her passing on Sunday morning with a statement. 'The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation,' it said. ...read

'Victory over the Nazis was a waste of time...this country has gone right downhill': The damning verdict of 101-year-old D-Day hero who believes government is failing Britain
26/12/25 10:51
Mervyn Kersh, who also witnessed the horrors of the newly-liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, is proud of his war service, but not of the current state of the nation.
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The 'real' Piggy from Lord of the Flies: How grammar school pupil in class taught by author William Golding 85 years ago could have inspired his most famous character
24/12/25 12:34
Lord of the Flies, the first and perhaps greatest work of celebrated author William Golding, has sold more than 10 million copies since being published 71 years ago.
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Union Jack flown at the Battle of Trafalgar is saved from being sold abroad: £450,000 flag that was damaged by splinters in 1805 victory over the French is hit with export ban
17/12/25 04:47
The flag, valued at £450,000, flew from HMS Royal Sovereign, the ship that led the British charge in the naval clash with the combined forces of France and Spain.
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How we realised The Salt Path author was stealing from us for years: Widow tells documentary of the moment they discovered £64,000 was missing... and then Raynor Winn disappeared
15/12/25 05:37
Winn, whose real name is Sally Walker, worked as a bookkeeper in the early 2000s for the property firm run by Martin and Ros Hemmings.
Andrew Marr sparks health concerns as he appears to struggle for breath 'with heavy cold' while presenting his live LBC radio show
12/12/25 03:11
The former BBC political editor has been inundated with goodwill messages over an incident while he was presenting his LBC show at around 6.30pm yesterday.
Princess Diana's words to psychic unveiled after three decades
11/12/25 02:39
In the handwritten letter 'from the heart', Diana thanks Rita Rogers, who claimed she told the royal she would meet a man with a name starting 'D', for being 'immensely kind and generous to me'.
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Last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots written hours before she was beheaded for treason by Elizabeth I is to go on display
11/12/25 12:36
Mary wrote to her brother-in-law King Henri III of France at 2am on Wednesday February 8, 1587, just six hours before she was put to death for treason.
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Princess Diana's words to her psychic revealed 30 years later: Tragic royal's letter to medium who 'predicted she would end up with Dodi Fayed'
11/12/25 11:17
In the handwritten letter 'from the heart', Diana thanks Rita Rogers, who claimed she told the royal she would meet a man with a name starting 'D', for being 'immensely kind and generous to me'.
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Family seeks £216k tutor to help their children 'remain on par' with peers in London private school
04/12/25 11:40
The advert, posted on the website Tutors International, states the successful applicant should be someone raised in a 'socially appropriate background'
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King Charles could be replaced as head of state of Papua New Guinea in bid to resolve claims of 'neo-colonialism', report reveals
03/12/25 04:23
The country's 'Constitutional and Law Reform Commission', says Charles needs to be replaced in part to resolve 'ongoing claims of neo-colonialism'.
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British Afghanistan War hero who defused more than 50 bombs sells medals for £32k to support twin daughters' future
03/12/25 12:42
Bomb disposal expert Captain Gareth 'Woody' Wood defused more than 50 improvised explosive devices and was blown up four times during a six-month tour in Helmand province.
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Fabergé egg Russia's last emperor gifted to his mother sells for record-breaking £23million
03/12/25 12:02
Tsar Nicholas II gifted the Winter Egg to Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna in 1913, five years before he was murdered along with his wife and children after the Russian Revolution.
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German president and Duke of Kent, 90, to visit ruins of Coventry Cathedral that was destroyed when city was hammered by Nazi bombs 85 years ago
02/12/25 03:56
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife will lay a wreath at the ruins of of the Cathedral Church of St Michael with the Duke of Kent.
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Harry Potter first edition which JK Rowling inscribed to friends with 'You Know Who' two weeks before book was available in shops in 1997 could sell for £150,000
02/12/25 12:54
The author gifted the book to 'Deirdre and Gerry' 15 days before the first batch of 500 hardback copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone were published in June 1997.
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Samuel Pepys could be 'cancelled' by his old school for 'abusive and exploitative' treatment of women
02/12/25 10:36
Hinchingbrooke School, in Huntindgon, Cambridgeshire, was attended by the chronicler of the Great Fire of London in the 1640s.
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How captured Nazi Hermann Goering was so fat the chair in his cell broke when he sat on it - but letter reveals he lost SIX stone while awaiting war crimes trial at Nuremberg
01/12/25 12:48
In the newly seen letter, written in German and typed on official Prisoner of War stationery, he tells his spouse, Emmy , he has lost 41kg (6st) and his clothes now 'hang loosely'.
'Critically endangered' Cornish language to be given highest level of protection (despite being spoken by just 567 people)
01/12/25 10:40
Under the European charter that Britain is signed up to, the Government is required to adopt measures to protect and promote endangered languages.
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Was Marilyn Monroe REALLY murdered after having affairs with President Kennedy and his brother? How claims of foul play include 'staged' death scene, the 'violent argument' on the day she died and a rushed autopsy
30/11/25 08:16
More than 60 years on, a cloud of mystery continues to hang over the passing of the Hollywood superstar, model and global sex symbol.
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The monarchy has to change to be 'more in tune' with the country and the King may not have 'abandoned' interfering in politics, David Dimbleby claims
28/11/25 12:05
The veteran broadcaster, 87, spoke out this morning ahead of his three-part documentary airing on the BBC that will delve into the extent of the power that the Royal Family still wields.
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The Labour chancellor who had to RESIGN over Budget leak: How minister carelessly revealed key details minutes before his 1947 Commons speech began
26/11/25 02:22
In 1947, Hugh Dalton revealed details of his plans to a journalist while on his way to make his speech in Parliament. The revelations were reported in that day's evening papers before he stood up.
Sick footage shows Nazi troops forcing dog to smoke a pipe and dressing it up in party hat and glasses to amuse themselves
26/11/25 12:07
The shocking footage, filmed at a hotel in the occupied Netherlands, shows soldiers with members of the notorious SS enjoying themselves at the dog's expense.
Remarkable Great Train Robbery archive emerges 60 years later: Police chief's trove reveals unseen photos of gang's getaway cars and bundles of money
26/11/25 12:05
Detective Chief Superintendent Ernest Millen was head of Scotland Yard's 'Flying Squad' when the notorious multi-million-pound heist was committed on August 8, 1963.
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Surgeon who performed UK's first successful heart transplant dies aged 93: How pioneering doctor gave new lease of life in 1979 to 52-year-old football fan who loved beer and cigarettes
25/11/25 11:26
Sir Terence English carried out the procedure on 52-year-old heavy smoker Keith Castle in August 1979. Mr Castle, a beer-loving Fulham fan, went on to live for nearly six more years.
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Dusty painting found in a garage sells for nearly £700,000 after being identified as 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece
24/11/25 10:35
The work, which depicts the Madonna and Child, is believed to be by 15th century painter Pietro Vannucci, who in his lifetime was considered an equal of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Hitler's 'quite deep' speaking voice heard in secret recording shows he DID go through puberty as normal despite having condition that makes it unlikely, experts say
21/11/25 04:51
The clip, made by a Finnish sound engineer in 1942 without the Nazi dictator's knowledge, is the only known recording of Hitler's normal speaking voice.
Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' WWII veteran: Hero who cleared Nazi naval mines dies aged 102
21/11/25 11:14
Edward 'Ted' Hayford served with distinction on board minesweepers in North Africa, Norway, the Mediterranean and the Pacific throughout the conflict.
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The secret to the best cheddar: Traditional family cheesemakers reveals century-old methods that would horrify vegetarians
21/11/25 10:31
The Montgomery family are one of the few cheesemakers who still use calf rennet - a set of enzymes taken from the stomachs of young cows - to set in curds.
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'Four hours of bombing and gunfire - what a night': Terror of the Blitz revealed by London housewife in unearthed WWII diary
20/11/25 05:14
Marion Marden told of Nazi bombs landing near her home, sleepless nights in air raid shelters and the struggle to put sufficient food on the table amid wartime rationing.
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Lost London revealed: Nostalgic images show the capital's most famous sites in all their glory - before many iconic landmarks were demolished by voracious post-war planners
19/11/25 02:31
In 1962, before Euston Arch was set to be torn down, leading public figures including Sir John Betjeman fiercely protested. Above: The stunning structure in 1895.
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Holocaust survivor who fled from Nazi tyranny to Britain on the Kindertransport dies aged 95 - as tributes hail her 'strength and courage'
18/11/25 03:45
Vera Schaufeld was told when she was nine years old that she had to move to England on her own following the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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The Titanic's real Jack pining for his 'Rose': Incredible letter reveals tragic third class passenger had a 'good cry' over lost love on doomed vessel before perishing in 1912 disaster
18/11/25 10:47
According to a never-before-seen letter, third class passenger Ernest Tomlin had seemingly been left heartbroken by the break-up of a relationship with a woman called Rose.
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Why the truth about Hitler's genitals helps explain his 'terrifying urge for domination'
14/11/25 04:29
Hitler's former friend Ernst Hanfstaengl argued the dictator had been influenced by his 'sense of shame' at his 'freakishly under-developed' genitals.
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Murdered mother Muriel McKay could be buried behind a betting shop in East London, police admit - but tell distraught family it is 'not appropriate' to issue search warrant
14/11/25 08:59
Mrs McKay was abducted in December 1969 by Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, who had mistaken her for the wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.
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Revealed: Stoic words of the last woman to be hanged in Britain the day before she was put to death for shooting lover
11/11/25 12:31
The nightclub hostess appeared remarkably serene about her fate after being convicted of murdering her lover, racing driver David Blakely, in 1955.
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Returned after 115 years... the plate stolen from Cambridge University college by mischievous student
11/11/25 11:52
The plate was pilfered from Gonville & Caius College by law and history student Gordon Stewart Wimbush after he joined the university in 1908
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D-Day hero who said sacrifice of the lost men of his generation 'wasn't worth' what the country has become says UK 'has gone to rack and ruin'
09/11/25 12:37
Although he has a chestful of medals and a proud record as the country's oldest poppy seller, Alec Penstone insists he is not a hero.
How waking up in the night is a relic of the 'lost' medieval habit of 'two sleeps' - which could be good for you... and your sex life
09/11/25 11:33
As hundreds of written records reveal, the practice of 'two sleeps' - known as segmented, or biphasic sleep - was once the norm.
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A ray of light amidst the horrors of WWI: Stoic troops in the trenches and heroic female workers back home are seen in moving pictures released to mark Remembrance Sunday
09/11/25 08:58
The painstakingly restored photos, from the archive of the Daily Mail, feature in a new book alongside the hugely moving words of some of Britain's greatest First World War poets.
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Campaigners tear into Labour's plans to 'decolonise the curriculum' by hacking back traditional English literature after report found history is too 'white'
05/11/25 04:24
A wide-ranging report on the current curriculum, led by left-wing academic Professor Becky Francis, was released this morning.
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The changing face of the East End: Fascinating 70s images show how life in what was once the 'heartbeat of London' is now lost to the sands of time
05/11/25 07:49
Although taken between 1970 and 1976, the images which feature in a new exhibition conjure thoughts of the Victorian era with glimpses of poverty and ramshackle establishments.
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Kate Middleton to mark Armistice Day with solo trip
04/11/25 02:59
Catherine will lead attendees in observing a two-minute silence at 11am before laying a wreath to remember members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in conflicts.
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Princess of Wales will mark Armistice Day with solo visit to National Memorial Arboretum where she will lay wreath at Service of Remembrance
04/11/25 02:24
Catherine will lead attendees in observing a two-minute silence at 11am before laying a wreath to remember members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in conflicts.
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Revealed: Winston Churchill's emotive letter sent to his 'beautiful' first love while banged up in a South African prison
04/11/25 11:44
The future prime minister told Pamela Plowden it was 'not a very satisfactory address to write from' after he was imprisoned while covering the Boer War as a reporter.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's bullet-holed leather jacket from Terminator 2 and Will Ferrell's Elf costume are among 1,350 film props set to sell for staggering £8million
04/11/25 11:09
Arnold Schwarzenegger's jacket has been given a tidy sale estimate of between £15,000 to £30,000. Will Ferrell's festive costume from the Christmas film Elf could sell for much more.
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The WWI sniper who killed 100 Germans: How deadly Scottish sharpshooter led crack team of 24 men who shot dead 3,000 enemy in two years - as medals go on sale
03/11/25 02:02
Lieutenant Neville Methven was chosen to lead Bailey's South African Sharpshooters, which was formed in response to German snipers getting the upper hand on the battlefield.
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The nuclear war drama the BBC banned for being 'too horrifying': How The War Game depicted chaos in 60s Britain after apocalyptic strike, as its director dies aged 90
03/11/25 12:28
In depicting a nuclear attack on the UK, The War Game showed the inevitable deadly firestorm, dead bodies in the streets and armed police shooting people after food riots.
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Who was the REAL Robin Hood? As Sean Bean's TV show airs, how stories about the heroic outlaw's exploits have circulated for centuries - and his 'grave' lies in Yorkshire
02/11/25 03:28
The idea of a benevolent outlaw who steals from the rich to give to the poor is one that many, especially in these straitened times, might feel like they can get behind.
When life imitates art: A night out in Manchester to the woman in GAIL's...the ordinary people mimicking masterpieces
01/11/25 12:22
Oscar Wilde once said that life imitates art more than art imitates life. That maxim was proved on New Year's Eve in 2016, when a photo of drunken carnage in Manchester went viral.
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Keir Starmer has 'no plans' to remove Andrew from line of succession - as MPs warn ex-prince could still become king if there was 'unimaginable family catastrophe'
31/10/25 12:53
The King's dramatic decision to formally strip his brother of his Prince and Duke of York titles and HRH style leaves him with the status of a commoner - but he remains eighth in line to the throne.
Where Prince Andrew could live next amid Royal Lodge exit
31/10/25 12:32
One option could be York Cottage, which was once the cherished private home of King George V. Now serving as a staff office, Queen Victoria labelled it 'unlucky and sad'.
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Where next for Andrew? A five-bedroom farm, Princess Diana's childhood home or York Cottage are all options for where he will live in Sandringham
31/10/25 10:04
One option could be York Cottage, which was once the cherished private home of King George V. Now serving as a staff office, Queen Victoria labelled it 'unlucky and sad'.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor: The origin behind the disgraced ex-Duke's name he'll now take
31/10/25 12:46
At the request of King George V, Prince Louis changed the family name from Battenberg to the anglicised version Mountbatten.
Coat of arms of Henry VIII's condemned adviser found after 500 years: 'Victorian replica' hanging in Welsh home is Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's original, stunned experts find
30/10/25 10:57
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor failed to secure an annulment of the King's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. His coat of arms has been found at Gwysaney Hall in Wales.
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The madness of Queen Victoria: Never before seen doctor's diary reveals how monarch was gripped by psychosis after having first son, and Prince Albert feared she'd inherited 'royal family insanity' from King George
30/10/25 09:45
Dr Robert Ferguson's diary gives an unprecedented insight into the disastrous state of Victoria's mental health immediately after the arrival of the future King Edward VII in November 1841.
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How Lord Nelson paid the wine bill of his mistress's husband: Philandering Battle of Trafalgar hero ordered 'three dozen of Claret' for cuckolded spouse of Emma Hamilton, letter reveals
28/10/25 03:16
The British naval hero made the kind offer in a letter to his wine merchant in 1802, around four years after he and Lady Emma Hamilton began their affair.
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Titanic victims' grieving relatives were forced to PAY for a first class train ticket to bring their bodies home, unearthed order drawn up by cruel White Star Line bosses reveals
28/10/25 01:39
In the days after the 1912 disaster, devastated families travelled by train to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to collect the bodies. Upon arrival they were handed an 'important notice' by White Star Line officials.
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Prunella Scales, Fawlty Towers star, dies aged 93
28/10/25 11:17
The celebrated actress was best-known for her role as the bossy Sybil Fawlty - wife of John Cleese 's Basil - in BBC comedy Fawlty Towers.
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The love story that shaped Prunella Scales's life: How a chance meeting with Timothy West on a BBC drama led to their tender 60-year marriage - before they touched the nation's hearts with her dementia battle
28/10/25 10:32
The actress, who has died aged 93, starred alongside veteran actor West in a series of televised canal journeys even as both were coping with her diagnosis of dementia.
Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales dies aged 93: Timothy West's beloved wife passes away after years-long dementia battle - as their actor son pays an emotional tribute
28/10/25 10:31
The celebrated actress was best-known for her role as the bossy Sybil Fawlty - wife of John Cleese 's Basil - in BBC comedy Fawlty Towers.
Pictured: The mummified CAT found buried in the walls of historic church where 'slain King Harold was interred' - so could it have been guarding against evil spirits?
28/10/25 09:45
The desiccated feline was found in the walls of Waltham Abbey Church, where Harold Godwinson is believed to have been buried after his death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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What A House of Dynamite gets wrong about a REAL nuclear attack: Expert gives their verdict on Idris Elba's terrifying new film
28/10/25 09:37
Hailed by critics and viewers for its searing realism, it has left many pondering just how likely the scenario raised in the film is. The Daily Mail spoke to a nuclear policy expert to get answers.
What REALLY killed Napoleon's army as they fled from Russia: Study of soldiers' teeth finds two deadly pathogens that 'ravaged French troops amid doomed invasion'
24/10/25 02:29
The French emperor's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 left more than 500,000 troops dead, with many long believed to have died from a mixture of the cold, starvation and disease.
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Revealed: Napoleon's diamond jewel that he abandoned at the Battle of Waterloo after being humbled by the Duke of Wellington
24/10/25 10:55
The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo's battlefield to return to Paris.
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The Librarian of Auschwitz dies aged 96: Holocaust survivor who endured unimaginable horrors but kept prisoners' hopes alive by curating 'library' of books before bestselling novel revealed her story
24/10/25 10:02
Dita Kraus died at her home in the Israeli city of Netanya surrounded by her beloved family. Her story of resilience amidst the horrors of the Nazi death machine inspired millions.
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Revealed: The compass Captain Bligh used to sail 3,600 miles to safety in a tiny, overcrowded boat after rogue Fletcher Christian led the Mutiny on the Bounty
23/10/25 03:03
The seaman and 18 of his loyal men only had the compass, a watch, a quadrant and a week's worth of food and drink following the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789.
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Camilla echoes Elizabeth II by wearing black for meeting with Pope
23/10/25 12:54
Accompanying her husband King Charles for his historic visit, Camilla paired her silk dress by Fiona Clare with a veil by milliner Philip Treacy over her head and shoulders.
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Metal detectorist finds pot of gold...at the end of a rainbow: 'Biggest ever' haul of 15,000 Roman coins found in Wales
23/10/25 11:40
The trove, unearthed by David Moss, 36, from Cheshire, could be the biggest hoard ever discovered in Wales. The haul is now being examined by experts.
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Queen Camilla echoes Elizabeth II by wearing black for historic meeting with the Pope - nearly 65 years on from the late monarch's visit
23/10/25 09:48
Accompanying her husband King Charles for his historic visit, Camilla paired her silk dress by Fiona Clare with a veil by milliner Philip Treacy over her head and shoulders.
The inventor of Communism 'exaggerated' class divides in Victorian Britain before condemning the 'cruelty' of capitalism, study finds
22/10/25 11:59
University of Cambridge historian Emily Chung discovered that Manchester was not nearly as divided into rich and poor enclaves as Engels had suggested.
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Ruth Ellis' grandchildren call for posthumous pardon for last woman to be hanged in Britain saying she was physically and emotionally abused by her lover before she shot him dead
22/10/25 08:00
The nightclub hostess, was executed on July 13, 1955, aged 26 after being convicted of murdering her lover, racing driver David Blakely.
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Revealed: How Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth considered using 'dubious' criminal contacts to punish con man who embezzled his fortune
21/10/25 03:07
Forsyth spoke to the BBC just weeks before his death in June, for a documentary that airs tonight. He told how he was 'too trusting' of tycoon Roger Levitt.
Black Battle of Waterloo veteran identified 200 years later: Sitter in 'exceptionally rare' painting is former slave who fought for Britain, experts believe
21/10/25 10:16
Private Thomas James is believed to be the bandsman depicted in an 'exceptionally rare' painting from 1821, by respected artist Thomas Phillips.
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The pathetic final years of Al Capone: Notorious mobster who went mad with syphilis was reduced to pleading for pills to treat constipation, unseen letter reveals
20/10/25 10:58
Two years after being released from prison amid his declining health, the syphilis-addled gangster asked his physician, Dr Kenneth Phillips, for '2 boxes of them red pills for bowels movement'.
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Saved for the nation: Rudyard Kipling's pleading letters sent amid search for his missing son in WWI that were set to fall into hands of a private collector
20/10/25 08:34
Dubai-based businessman Julian Bartlett bought the letters for just over £1,200 after seeing the Daily Mail's coverage of the impending sale earlier this month.
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Taylor Swift fans flock to German museum to see painting that inspired The Fate of Ophelia video
17/10/25 09:16
The work, by Friedrich Heyser, depicts Hamlet's beloved in William Shakespeare's play. It is on display at Hessische Landesmuseum in the German city of Wiesbaden.
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Watch that Lord Nelson was wearing as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar to sell for £1.2million with his trusty lieutenants' timepieces
14/10/25 02:17
Nelson's watch was inserted into its current carriage clock case by his niece, Lady Bridport, in the 1840s. It was salvaged from Nelson's body as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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'Bond villain' Nazi bunker built by slave labourers on occupied Guernsey fails to sell for £1.7million after being converted into three-bed home
14/10/25 11:22
Described as a 'home for a wannabe Bond villain', it certainly looks the part. But after a year on the market with a price tag of £1.7million, Bunker Six Eighty One has not yet attracted a buyer.
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500-year-old gold pendant made for Henry VIII's daughter's marriage to sell for £3.5m after find by metal detectorist
14/10/25 09:01
The artefact, which is marked with the letters 'H' and 'K', was found in 2019 by a cafe owner from Birmingham who had only had his metal detector for six months.
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The scrawls that made Margaret Thatcher: A century on from her birth, nomination papers that won Britain's first female PM leadership of the Conservative Party in 1975 are found in a garage
13/10/25 02:51
One of the papers, which is dated January 27, 1975, is written and signed by Mrs Thatcher's key supporter Keith Joseph. Mrs Thatcher had been considered a rank outsider when the contest began.
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