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Jack Blackburn

Jack Blackburn

History Correspondent & Deputy Diary Editor at The Times

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  • English
Covering topics
  • History
  • Defense & Military

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Why Great Yarmouth will be Britain's new circus capital - The Times

It helped the wealthy folk of London have a little fishy on their little dishy and, in doing so, transformed the fortunes of Norfolk fishermen in the 19th century. However, after decades of obsolescence, Great Yarmouth’s Ice House is doing the architectural equivalent of running off and joining the
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Students made Oxford medieval capital of murder, says Cambridge res...

Beneath the dreaming spires of Oxford lurks a dark and seedy past. For all their education, the university’s students made the city a den of iniquity full of dr
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Great-grandson retraces steps of hero pilot who evaded Nazis - The ...

As the injured RAF pilot Frank Griffiths crossed the Pyrenees in October 1943, looking over his shoulder for Nazis, all he could think about was survival. Eight
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Kebabs, cumin and fried cream: archives reveal food fit for a king ...

When the well-imbibed people of Britain enjoy a kebab in the wee hours of Saturday morning, they should do so proud in the knowledge that they are part of a tra
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Hotel that inspired Charles Dickens at risk, says Historic England ...

Holbeche House, in Dudley, is the place where the Gunpowder Plot ended. The remaining plotters were besieged there and some, including the ringleader Robert Ca
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Prince Philip's knack for romance at the Royal Variety Performance ...

Queen Elizabeth II was known for her emotional reserve, but the actor Michael Ball once saw her upper lip unstiffen. He sang People Will Say We’re in Love at a
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Enid Blyton's lesbian lover named in new book - The Times

Professor Nicholas Royle recalled a conversation about his grandmother’s illicit romance with the married children’s novelist
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V&A unwraps Mughal emperor's marble colonnade - The Times

Stunning structures from Shah Jahan’s bath were removed during colonial rule in India and will go on display after decades in storage
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Bones from Battle of Waterloo used to make sugar and fertiliser - T...

It was a field of death where thousands lost their lives and were buried. Yet, 200 years later, when archaeologists came to dig at Waterloo, they could find no more than a pair of skeletons.A new
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Richard Burton's hand helps Hamlet - The Times

When Johnny Flynn researched his role as Richard Burton in The Motive and the Cue, he channelled Hamlet: “Thrift! Thrift!” The play concerns John Gielgud directing Burton as the Dane, but Flynn’s
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The historic sites and hidden gems fuelling an English Heritage rev...

2023 was a big year for day trips, and not just for the famous Tudor castles