Harold Godwineson gambled for England and lost
His calculated rise brought him the crown, but defeat at the Battle of Hastings opened the way for a conquest that transformed England
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Category: Britain
Britain’s problems are about to get worse
Andy Burnham could turn out to be the UK’s most left-wing prime minister yet
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Strange but true: Karl Marx’s grave is more expensive to see than Adam Smith’s
You pay £10 to see Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetary, but Adam Smith’s grave is free. The irony is hard to ignore
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The Prince Andrew scandal won’t sink the monarchy
Britain has survived royal scandals before, but the Crown’s days in Canada are fading
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Will the Epstein files bring down a British Prime Minister?
Keir Starmer swept to power on a historic mandate. Less than two years later, the Epstein files are testing his judgment and his grip on power
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