Downton is accurate in at least one regard in that it gives us a taster of anti-Catholic prejudice

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Downton tells us nothing truthful about 1925

Death in old age is a natural process which we must all eventually face

There’s no need to adopt their fasting rules, but we can learn quite a bit from the Russians’ preparations for Christmas

Elizabeth Woodville was an extraordinary and beautiful woman whose descendents still rule us

A new book gives an eye-opening account of the history of servants in Britain

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