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20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps

Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.”

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How the October War changed the world

Fifty years later, it’s clear the war not only transformed Arab-Israeli relations, but also global alliances.

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The war on motorists: the secret history of a myth as old as cars themselves

From safe speed limits to low-traffic neighbourhoods, the argument about how much we build the world around motorists has raged since the turn of the twentieth century - and is still gathering pace

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The royal privilege Princess Anne was denied that all her brothers had - and it’s never happened since!

There's a privilege Princess Anne was denied that King Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward had but she's not the only one to miss out

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Queen Elizabeth’s washing up habit has blown our minds and she didn’t want a former Prime Minister changing it!

Queen Elizabeth's washing up habit might surprise many fans and she apparently had a great response to a PM trying to switch things up

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Princess Anne once climbed through a window at Balmoral - and we’ve found the picture to prove it!

Princess Anne once climbed through a window at Balmoral with help from two senior royals and the picture has to be seen to be believed

Woman & Home

175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women's suffrage – an iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality

On July 19, 1848, nearly 300 men and women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, to begin the United States’ first public political meeting regarding women’s rights. The Seneca Falls Convention resulted in the Declaration of Sentiments, a document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence that asserted “all men…

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RANKED! The 10 best Newcastle players ever

It's no easy task ranking the best Newcastle United players ever, but here it is – FFT's definitive list of the greatest players to call St. James' Park home...

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English dialects make themselves heard in genes

If you need to hit a nail, what tool do you ask for? If you say “hammer,” do you pronounce the “r”? Do you drop the “h”?

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Why no living people appear on US postage stamps

With the ascension of King Charles III to the British throne, some commentators have made much of the fact that the new stamp bearing his image features the king without a crown.

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African leaders in Sierra Leone played a key role in ending the transatlantic slave trade

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery. Founded in 1787 by a group of 400 black Britons from London, the colony ultimately became a refuge for…

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King Charles set to bring back old royal tradition during his Trooping the Colour debut

The monarch's first Trooping the Colour parade will take place this Saturday on June 17 but Charles has added in an old royal tradition that hasn't been used for over 30 years.

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Why Prince Philip was missing key coronation accessory in sweet throwback snap

Prince Philip was missing a key coronation detail in a throwback photo of him and Queen Elizabeth on her big day in 1953…

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The 19th century 'psychonauts' who pioneered experimental drug use for scientific research

These 19th century doctors and scientists experimented with drugs such as hashish, cocaine and chloroform. For some, it led to trouble. For others, it resulted in remarkable discoveries.

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Enchanting childhood photos show King Charles III's early love of photography

He is best known as a painter, but these archive images show that Charles once shared his mother's interest in photography

Daily Mirror

Coronation blunders Charles wants to avoid - red-faced trip, booed King and wife drama

It has been reported that plans for King Charles' Coronation are in chaos after a series of rehearsals have not gone so well - but blunders on Coronation day have happened before in the past, according to a leading royal historian

ABC News

Dame Mary Quant 'freed the female leg' with her miniskirts and defined 60s fashion

Iconic 60s figures like Pattie Boyd and Twiggy have come out to pay respects to the woman who painted the era in bold colours.

The Guardian - UK

Who owns and profits from the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall? – timeline

Key dates in the centuries-old question of whether the duchies, and their profits, belong to the royals or the people

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Princess Margaret's 'timeless' engagement ring has an untraditional history, says her granddaughter - but wait until you see how many royal rings it inspired

Princess Margaret's engagement ring is 'timeless' and its origin is as untraditional as she was, reveals her granddaughter Lady Margarita

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Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture camera in 1888. Then he vanished

This Frenchman began experimenting with photography in his shed. An accident led to the invention of the world's first moving picture camera.

The Independent UK

A stolen coffin and $600k ransom: Why two men robbed Charlie Chaplin’s grave

Forty-five years ago, in March of 1978, the illustrious filmmaker’s coffin disappeared from the cemetery at Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland

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Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts

Every American president has landed in the history books. And historians’ assessments of their performance have been generally consistent over time. But some presidents’ rankings have changed as the nation – and historians themselves – reassessed the country’s values and priorities.

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3 amateur codebreakers set out to decrypt old letters. They uncovered royal history

Cryptologists found and decoded over 50 long-lost letters that Mary, Queen of Scots wrote during her time in captivity. A historian calls them the most important new findings about her in 100 years.

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Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years

Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that roll around each November in church, around the dinner table, or even – for readers of a certain age – in school. One I…

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Gemma Arterton’s big-budget Dusty Springfield biopic mysteriously binned

The actress was set to star as the legendary singer in a new film

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