A magical mermaid story extracted from the new book Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea by Peter Stevenson. The shallow sea in ...

It’s not surprising, therefore, that many sheriffs gained a reputation for being selfish and grasping, none more so than the ...

In the thirteenth century the law and finances of each English county were under the jurisdiction of a sheriff (the word comes from ‘shire-reeve’), who was appointed by the Crown. Catherine Hanley ...

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PETER ROSS RANGE is a world-travelled journalist who has covered war, politics and international affairs. He served as TIME correspondent in Germany and Vietnam and as White House correspondent for ...

JIM CREGAN was born in Yeovil, Somerset. Music has dominated his life since the age of 9 and led to a highly successful career taking him around the world. He has received three ASCAP awards for ...

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