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Join children’s author Iszi Lawrence as we explore her historically accurate pirate adventure for kids!

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For many, Charles Dickens is synonymous with Christmas jollity. However, there was a darker side to Dickens’ work. Not only did he repeatedly refer in his novels and articles to the contemporary filth of the Thames, which culminated in the Great Stink crisis of 1858, he was also actively involved in kick-starting the reform programmes to resolve the issue.

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Who was Queen Anne and who were her Favourites?

What did it mean to be 'tarred and feathered' and why were punishments so harsh at sea?

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Blackbeard is one of the most infamous pirates who ever lived, but can we separate the facts from the myth?