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Dictionaries are usually out of date by the day they are published… publishing one can take up to five years.

English history has seen several successful invasions, and usually this has meant an additional language being imposed.

From the very first female medical professionals to the photographer who ventured into enemy territory during the Second World War, women from all walks of life have helped pave the way for female emancipation.

Young people have always been interested in politics, but the main parties have not tended to address their issues in manifestos.

For many people, getting on a train used to be an adventure in itself

Stashinsky, living under a false name, fell in love with Inge Pohl, an East German. She had no idea of his true occupation, though, even when he asked her to marry him and she accepted.

Luther’s reformation freed men’s minds to engage in scientific and philosophic enquiry, and to question the medieval concept of the “Divine Right of Kings”.

My general advice to A Level students has always been to set yourself a study timetable from the very beginning. I began studying an English Literature A Level course in June 2014. Having worked as a student adviser with Oxford Open Learning for the best part of a decade I felt I was mentally well […]

Readers, while admitting the convenience of the Kindle et. al., still yearn for the touch of a ‘real’ book between their fingers. Is the same true for newspapers?