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Highlights from the Apr/May 2010 issue of the magazine include:

Women of Substance
IT WAS ONLY 30 years ago that Britain acquired its first female prime minister but women 
have nevertheless made their mark throughout British history. Here are ten of the most notable, by Sally Varlow, author of The Lady Penelope: The Lost Tale of Love and Politics in the Court of Elizabeth I. Let us know what you think.

 (in: Heritage) Ancient and Enchanting Norfolk
MESSING ABOUT in boats on the Broads, exploring expansive beaches below endless skies and the home of some of Britain's historical names: Norfolk, in the east of England, is a county of discovery, says Nina Bryant.

A Warm Family Welcome
The Bed and Breakfast is one of Britain's favourite types of accommodation. Why not choose a Wolsey Lodge to be welcomed in to the family, suggests Sian Ellis.


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Recent articles

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  The return of The Phantom (in: Culture)
Mar 10, 2010
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  Bringing the garden indoors (in: Culture)
Mar 9, 2010
THE BRITISH LOVE their gardens and this love of plants and flowers carries through inside the house. In its latest exhibition, London's Geffrye Museum explores plants and their role in homemaking over 400 years.
  Calling it quilts (in: Culture)
Mar 5, 2010
THE V&A is exploring 300 years of British quilt making in its exhibition this spring. Head there to uncover more than 65 examples of quilts, from a cot cover made in the 1690s to recent examples by Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry.
  A warm family welcome (in: Heritage)
Mar 3, 2010
THE BED AND BREAKFAST is one of Britain's favourite types of accommodation: choose a Wolsey Lodge to be welcomed into the family, say Sian Ellis.

  Major expansion at two London museums (in: Editor's choice)
Mar 3, 2010
THE LONG-AWAITED refurbishment of two of London’s most prestigious museums, the Jewish Museum in Camden and the Museum of London at the Barbican, has put them top of visitors’ what-to-see list this spring.
  The Lady Penelope: The Lost Tale of Love and Politics in the Court of Elizabeth I
Mar 2, 2010
Sally Varlow, BRITAIN regular contributor and author of the literary fan and traveller's Bible, A Reader's Guide to Writers' Britain, tracks down what became of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and her great-granddaughter, The Lady Penelope'. "Really masterly," says Philippa Gregory.
  Women of Substance (in: Heritage)
Mar 1, 2010
IT WAS ONLY 30 years ago that Britain acquired its first female prime minister but women 
have nevertheless made their mark throughout British history. Here are ten of the most notable, by Sally Varlow, author of The Lady Penelope: The Lost Tale of Love and Politics in the Court of Elizabeth I.
 
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