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Dr John Gallagher News History of the Tongue BBC.

A University of Leeds academic took the presenter’s seat for an episode of BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking to ask: What language did Columbus speak? 

Queen Elizabeth II's  funeral procession
via Wikimedia Commons/James Boyes

The death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, 2022, united the nation in grief. 

A picture of flowers, a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and a picture of Paddington Bear and Queen Elizabeth left as part of tributes laid following her death, 
Picture free to use via Wikimedia Commons/Doyle of London

Professor Stephen Coleman examines the nation’s grief – and asks what do Britain’s tears for Queen Elizabeth mean?

Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya

The School of History has welcomed an ‘outstanding leader’ as its new head. 

A view of the Scarborough searfront.
Picture free to use from Tim Green/Flickr

Rap, art and writing workshops are being held to help hard-to-reach Yorkshire residents delve into their dialect.