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In 2025, the British Library's major exhibitions will explore the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening in Britain (May to August) and the relationship between mapping and ...

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Narratives about the Middle Ages are dominated by men. Male authors recorded history and wrote great works of literature, male rulers commanded kingdoms and fought wars, male authorities controlled ...

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