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Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants.

The Loch Ness Monster’s first appearance on film captured both the hype and the scepticism surrounding cinema’s newest star.

Second-hand books don’t just tell the stories of their authors but of their former owners, too.

Contrary to myth, it wasn’t Prince Albert but another German royal transplant who introduced the Christmas tree to Britain.