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A sneak peek at the next edition - No.174
Jot & Tittle: keeping up with history.
Timbuktu and Leo Africanus
The Greek colonisation of southern Italy
Characters from Welsh History
Edward I and the expulsion of the Jews
Surprisingly a centre for learning and home of an early travel writer.
The archaeology of a Paestum tomb and what it tells us of Greek youth.
Focusing on two great and one notorious Welshmen.
The Norman and Angevin exploitation of the Jews, using religion as an excuse to extort money.
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