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We go hunting for the Holy Grail and all the places that claim to have it in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg Image credit: Vsatinet CC BY-SA 4.0

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More words of wisdom from Jane Austen on her 250th birthday 💙 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (written c.1795, published in 1811) 💙

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Some words of defiance and bravery from Austen on her birthday 🩷 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (written c.1796, published in 1813) 🩷

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More passionate wisdom from the mind of Jane Austen on her birthday 💚 Persuasion by Jane Austen (written in 1815, published posthumously in 1817) 💚

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Some words of wisdom from the birthday girl 🩷 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (written c.1798, published posthumously in 1817) 🩷

On 16 Dec 1775, Jane Austen was born in Steventon in Hampshire. She wrote six novels and became one of the nation's most beloved authors. Today we celebrate her 250th birthday 💜 Image credit: Public Domain/University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

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How would having a son have changed Anne Boleyn's fortunes? We find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg Image credit: Public Domain/ thetudortravelguide.com

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Why have spices been so important to the history of humanity across so many cultures? Find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg Image credit: Public Domain/lensnmatter

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Why did medieval Europeans begin to obsess over the Holy Grail and was it actually found? Find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg Image credit: Public Domain/Theodor Pixis

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What can we be confident is true about the legendary Cyrus the Great? We find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg Image credit: Public Domain/ en.wikisource.org

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What if Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII had a son? How would that have changed the course of history? Find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg

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Explore the interweaving of life and art in the works of Jane Austen and what they tell us about Regency England in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg

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How did these 8 empresses buck convention to rule in Japan? Find out in All About History 163 Available in print & digital: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/XCGrG0 Find a retailer: ➡️ all-about-history.visitlink.me/UX6uyg