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The Jewish Diaspora, meaning the dispersion of Jews outside their ancestral homeland, was significantly shaped by religious ...

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Henry IV is born in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincs. 1657: Lord ...

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THE 400th anniversary of the death of one of Scotland and Britain’s most important kings took place on Thursday and hardly anybody noticed.

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