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Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
Former concubine Safiye Sultan sorted a trade deal then asked the Queen for make-up tips.
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Science, art, history and ideas—Hay Festival, 2017
The biggest thinkers at the 2017 Hay Festival.
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Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
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Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
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Lucy Worsley on young Victoria becoming Queen—2019
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