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Legacy by Thomas Harding review - Lyons Corner Houses revisited
A family history of the once-revered British tea shops is enthrallingOf all of this country’s bygone entertainments, the ones I most regret having missed are a night at a musical hall and tea at a Lyons Corner House. The latter’s disappearance is the more poignant, for it is a loss... -
The French should go easy on Shakespeare over Agincourt
A newly renovated museum challenges dramatic ‘myths’ about the battle. But the playwright’s Henry V had many layersI see Shakespeare’s been at it again. This time he’s helped to get us in trouble with the French, the very dernière chose we need right now. But we must hope that Brigitte...