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Miguel de Cervantes was captured by pirates

23 Apr 2018

On this day in 1564 Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes died aged 69. Cervantes had been a soldier and sailor in his youth and had fought at the battle of Lepanto. Later his ship was... Read More

Vladimir Nabokov chased butterflies, not nymphets

22 Apr 2018

On this day in 1899 the novelist Vladimir Nabokov was born. After an idyllic childhood in a leading St Petersburg family, Nabokov’s world was upended by the revolution in 1917. From then on the family... Read More

Queen Elizabeth II did not expect the Throne

21 Apr 2018

On this day in 1926 Queen Elizabeth II was born, in Mayfair, London. Her father had never expected to become monarch and nor did she. It was only in 1938, when her uncle Edward was... Read More

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Queen Elizabeth II did not expect the Throne

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