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The tendency in the collective British psyche towards uchronia – a time that never was – rather than utopia, should gladden the King’s heart, since his entire raison d’être is the preservation of crumbling institutions

The names of our cities, towns and villages are part of the linguistic heritage of Britain – but some have a complicated history

He was born into a farming family, but it was always the agricultural machinery rather than the land itself that fascinated the young Ferruccio

This is an ideal midweek meal, playing up to the season diligently but without fuss

Luciano Spalletti could have retired. Yet not only is he back on the touchline, he is thriving

A gripping work of literary fiction – soon to be a Netflix series – sheds light on the Sámi’s plight

Traditionally it’s assumed that there is only a west-to-east movement but there has been a rich tradition the other way

How a book of ancient Chinese and Indian texts influenced the work of one of Spain’s greatest modern artists

Greece’s wildest peninsula, the Mani, is a place of mystery and ruined towers, where locals lived “a knife’s edge away from starvation”

A congregation that’s 100% anything when it comes to ethnicity hardly implies diversity, let alone multiculturalism

While some English words are of uncertain etymology, others have multiple origins and definitions

Music has long tried to solve the riddle of childhood and recapture the point of view of the child that we all once were

A revelatory exhibition unveils the workings of a genius

With its central theme of doomed, forbidden love, it is also a pretty odd play to put on around the time of Valentine’s Day

This play is a joyous celebration not just of great writing and acting, but also of the art of theatricality

Some credited him for paving the way for the nouvelle vague, but the Frenchman seemed to be content being known for his wives

Here is a stunning composition where brioche is used as bread in that traditionally hearty and filling dish of bread and butter pudding

After overtaking his goalscoring record, the England captain could follow Jimmy Greaves to the continent

Are bulging bookshelves really “smug and cultish” – or sources of much-needed tranquility?

Bafta-winning film-maker Mark Jenkin is back with Enys Men, and some strong words for the plight facing his home county

25 years since Mamma Mia! first premiered the jukebox musical is unlikely to go away any time soon

He was a quiet man who serially painted humble, dusty objects. So what makes Giorgio Morandi one of Italy's greatest arists?

The world’s most extreme languages are on the brink of extinction as their last remaining speakers die out

Some are worried the new AI open resource will render writing assignments redundant. Our writer's interaction would suggest not

Two big names can't mask the fact that Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is ponderous, pretentious piffle

Rob Madge's moving story of their relationship with their father is a reminder of Kenneth Williams

One scene, for which she was not prepared, defined the career of an actress who never wanted to be a star

This soft, chewy flatbread topped with rich taramasalata, salty brown shrimps and dill is fantastic

How metathesis, a transposition of sounds, changes English and other languages around the world

Why Luton Town's chief recruitment officer is the antithesis of state-sponsored moneyball

A house move causes our writer to ruminate on the problem of neighbourly relations

What a new collection by some of France’s greatest writers tells us about the art of the short story