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Leanda de Lisle

@leandadelisle

Historian, writer, broadcaster and podcaster of 10 Minute Tudors. By lines with the Times, the Spectator, the Literary Review etc.

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So Parcelforce Worldwide tells me my parcel does not require a signature ( good)… but their drivers HAVE to hand parcels to a person and can’t leave in a safe place 🙄 ???!!!! Businesses who don’t require a signature might be surprised - & confused

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Henry VIII had Becket’s tomb fired out of canon. When Henry became king it was the second most popular pilgrimage site in Europe

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I am planning to restore this childhood dressing table. It is missing part of bottom left drawer handle ( the rings). Can I replace them or do I need to get new handles?

I am planning to restore this childhood dressing table. It is missing part of bottom left drawer handle ( the rings). Can I replace them or do I need to get new handles?
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PALESTINE Cardinal Pizzaballa stood with the other Patriarchs of the churches in the town of TAYBEH today They CONDEMNED the repeated attacks AGAINST CHRISTIANS by ISRAELIS, saying in a statement: 'Radical Israelis from nearby settlements intentionally set fire near the

PALESTINE 

Cardinal Pizzaballa stood with the other Patriarchs of the churches in the town of TAYBEH today 

They CONDEMNED the repeated attacks AGAINST CHRISTIANS by ISRAELIS, saying in a statement:

'Radical Israelis from nearby settlements intentionally set fire near the
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30’yrs ago I met the guy mentioned here, who KC supposedly named, ‘Sooty’. He introduced himself by that name. I replied I wld not call him that. It was his nickname in polo circles, invented by casually racist toffs, not KC apple.news/Az3Nf0SV5T5m_F…

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Khatera Naimee, women’s rights activist and medical doctor: “August 15 is a black day in Afghanistan’s history. Since that day in 2021, we Afghan women have been banned from work, education, and basic freedoms. The world must not remain silent, it must stand with Afghan women.”

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Tree of the Year: National Forest’s ancient trees in the spotlight as Bradgate oak makes award shortlist The Bradgate Park Trust nationalworld.com/your-world/tre…

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A king was executed, the monarchy abolished, and proportionally more lives lost than in any other conflict on British soil, yet the English Civil War is barely taught in schools. Department for Education why are we ignoring one of the most pivotal chapters in our history?

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Cooks! Help! Implanning on cooking lemon sole meunière for a man who doesn’t like potatoes… what shall I substitute it with? Lentils? Butter beans?