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Prince William allegedly wanted to cut back on royal duties in 2024 but was urged by his ailing father to "think again," according to a new book. The claim was made by royal biographer Robert Jobson ...

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Born in Northern Ireland, William Cathcart was raised in a devout Presbyterian family. While studying for the ministry, he came across Alexander Carson's book "Baptism in its Mode and Subjects." ...

Now forgotten, Dillon, Read & Co. typified the Wall Street of roll-top desks and patrician dignity. Its bankers were Harvard and Princeton men. They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the Scottish writer William Boyd about his latest book, "The Predicament" – a spy thriller set during the height of the Cold War. Let me tell you about Gabriel Dax. He's a ...

Secrets of Winchester's past have been revealed in a new archaeological book. Winchester: City of Kings, written by Susanne ...

In this installment of William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan’s serialized novel, Erzsebet and Don Santiago fight over a bowie ...