Christopher Winn
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Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female Prime Minister on May 4th, 1979. Some other firsts claimed by those occupying the country's highest office. Published May 4 2012
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The invention of the telephone, the early years of the steamboat and other great Scottish firsts. Published March 12 2012
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The actress behind the Spirit of Ecstasy, the mascot on every Rolls-Royce, and other women who have inspired famous emblems. Published February 7 2012
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'Crisis? What crisis?' was Prime Minster James Callaghan's response to Britain's Winter of Discontent in 1979. However, he never actually said those words. A compendium of wrongly-attributed quotations. Published January 11 2012
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A surprising number of Archibishops of Canterbury have met a violent end. Christopher Winn looks at some of the more notorious examples. Published December 12 2011
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On November 8th 1974, Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, vanished from his house in London’s Belgravia and was never seen again. Other figures that mysteriously disappeared include... Published November 8 2011
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Christopher Winn, author of I Never Knew That, lists four historic structures that have been moved to new locations. Published September 23 2011
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