Two years after the issuing of Magna Carta, another piece of landmark legislation that curbed the monarchy's power received royal approval. Rhiannon Davies explores how the Charter of the Forest came about, what it changed, and why its legacy can still be felt to this day.
When you stop and think about it, it's actually quite strange that pig meat is called "pork," cow meat is called "beef," sheep meat is called "mutton," and
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A gold signet ring that once adorned the finger of a Sheriff of Nottingham and was found by a metal detectorist in England last year has gone under the hammer.