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Why snappy dogs, scratchy cats, and hungry worms were part of a medieval woman’s vision of the afterlife

The afterlife is not typically associated with aggressive pets and insatiable worms. But these are exactly the creatures that appeared to an unnamed woman recluse living in Winchester, England, over the course of three nights in the summer of 1422. The woman was an anchoress. That means she had chosen…

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Ever wondered what it takes to be a National Geographic photographer? Then you won't want to miss this event!

Set to return this October, WildPhotos promises an unmissable day of visual storytelling, ethical debate, and creative inspiration for photographers, filmmakers, and nature lovers

Digital Camera World

Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

In 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative community

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British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked

Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency

The Guardian - UK

Patricia Herbert obituary

Other lives: British Library curator and author of The Life of the Buddha

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‘It’s thrilling’: almost three centuries of the Belfast News Letter go online

The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free

The Guardian - UK

Moomin merchandise and fashion: 80 years of ultra-savvy marketing that taps into childhood nostalgia

On a visit to the British Library in London to research this piece, I was preceded by a woman with a lilac-coloured tote featuring a mischievous-looking girl with a severe top knot and black dress. I instantly recognised the distinctive outline of Tove Jansson’s Little My, one of the many…

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Food and freedom: exhibition charts radical history of gardening in Britain

Artefacts from 11th century on display at British Library in London, alongside work of modern-day community group

The Guardian - UK

I heard my favourite Radiohead album on the B&W speakers used to record it – and now I love it even more

I heard Radiohead's The Bends played through on the Bowers & Wilkins speakers used to record it in 1995.

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Digital collection of oldest English language daily newspaper to be boosted

The News Letter was first published in September 1737.

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British Library acquires torn-out drafts of Edward Elgar masterpiece

Exclusive: sketches for Introduction and Allegro for Strings had been removed from sketchbook by composer in 1930

The Guardian - UK

Woman wins £7,500 at employment tribunal after complaining British Library was too noisy to work in

Lidia Kogut sued the King’s Cross institution for ‘failing to make reasonable adjustments’

Evening Standard

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words review – a bracing cold shower with Joan of Arc and co

A letter from the French saint and a lethal shopping list are among the stars of a mind-bending show of the words, mystical visions and everyday lives of women from 1100 to 1500

The Guardian - UK

UK underestimates threat of cyber-attacks from hostile states and gangs, says security chief

New head of National Cyber Security Centre to warn of risk to infrastructure in first major speech

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'Priceless' letter from Joan of Arc goes on display at British Library

A letter signed by Joan of Arc in 1429 has left France for the first time, to be displayed as part of an exhibition at the British Library in London.

The Conversation

Scents of the Middle Ages and emo nostalgia – what you should read, watch and do this week

I’ve always been a history nerd, but it wasn’t until I started working at The Conversation that I really caught the medieval bug. Inspired by our academic experts, I’ve read books, trawled online archives, and when I worked on an article about the Book of Kells earlier this year, I…

The Conversation

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words at the British Library is unmissable

The British Library’s breathtaking new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, brings to life the experiences, stories and voices of women from the distant past.

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UK exhibition shows 15th-century women led armies and performed surgery

British Library illuminates life of women in middle ages, revealing an often overlooked detail – their agency

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Tight corners, red tape and amazing grace – why architects love a tricky site

Dodging railway lines, squeezed into historic sites, or down a Highland lane… how building design responds to constraints, on projects from the British Library to the Eden Project, makes for a fascinating exhibition

The Guardian - UK

The Silk Road still casts a spell, but was the ancient trading route just a western invention?

Two dazzling new exhibitions at the British Library and British Museum show the riches of the supposed east-west link but also highlight problems with the whole idea

The Conversation

Research nation(s): Fulbright fellows consider the power of science communication

Maria Balinska is one of the founders of The Conversation in the United States and served as our editor there for four years. Now, she is the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, based in London, and overseeing the body’s work that takes post-graduates in the US and the…

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How Henry VIII accidentally changed the way we write history

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

The Independent UK

Mike Lynch confirmed dead in yacht disaster as search continues for 18-year-old daughter Hannah

Bayesian guests Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo were also confirmed dead by Italian officials

The Guardian - UK

British Library wanted to buy archive of double agent Kim Philby from his widow

National Archives files show officials were troubled by idea of institution enriching widow of Cambridge Five agent

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‘Beyond the Bassline’: 500 years of Black music in Britain

Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London

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