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Oh deer! Golden Hinde to miss river pageant

Posted on May 3, 2012 by NeilSinclair

The original Golden Hinde, Francis Drake’s famous Elizabethan flagship, brought an immense fortune in looted silver and other treasures back from her epic voyage circumnavigating the world between 1577 and 1580. This vast haul, worth dozens of millions of pounds at … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Restless World

Posted on April 16, 2012 by David

There is a great new series Shakespeare’s Restless World on Radio 4 by Neil McGregor starting today – the idea is to talk about one object a day over twenty days – giving some of the context to Shakespeare’s life. … Continue reading →

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