Real Robin Hood lost in legend and ballads
Hollywood loves to remake the legend of Robin Hood, with yet another reimaging due out this week. But for all his popularity the man himself remains surprisingly elusive
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Onassis’ poor little rich girl died of broken heart
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US congressman’s fact-finding tour to Jonestown was his last
CONGRESSMAN Leo Ryan was famous for his fact-finding missions, but in Guyana in 1978 he went to investigate a religious cult in Guyana with fatal results
Aussie hero earnt VC at Battle of Sattelberg
A TINY village at the top of a hill became a Japanese stronghold that was captured with the help of the VC winning bravery of Thomas Derrick
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Presidential portraits tell unvarnished truth
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Legendary explorer was lost at sea
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Havoc on the harbour
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The child killers who broke Britain’s heart
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Gendarmes early worshippers at the banned Lourdes grotto
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‘Damned’ sultan died before fall of his empire
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Busby Babes perished in Munich plane crash
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Space oddities that paved the way for man
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