John Turner’s poisoned chalice
Succeeding Pierre Trudeau came with own baggage. As a result, Turner, a former golden boy of the Liberals who died Saturday, never fulfilled his promise
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Author: Pat Murphy
The perpetual fascination with Robin Hood
The bawdy, brutal outlaw of the original ballads doesn’t fit with the noble figure of popular mid-20th-century presentations
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Will the 2020 presidential election be a rerun of 1980?
Like Jimmy Carter in 1980, Donald Trump is an incumbent who needs to raise doubts about his rival
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The power life of a medieval heiress
The combination of Isabel de Clare’s inherited wealth and William Marshal’s earned status made for a fortuitous pairing
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The 1960 Olympics were spectacular in more ways than one
Wilma Rudolph, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Peter Snell and Herb Elliott were the brightest stars in Rome
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