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Discovering the plantations of South Carolina that are steeped in beauty, history – and cruelty

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The plantations of the Deep South are one of America’s greatest bitter-sweet heritage sights. They juxtapose in vivid real life the co-existence of the languid Hollywood elegance of Gone With The Wind with the unspeakable cruelties exposed more recently in 12 Years A Slave. Drive out of historic Charleston in South Carolina and in every … Read more

Britain at its best: Pendle Hill in Lancashire is steeped in grizzly witchcraft history

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Britain at its best: A hike to a haunting hill in Lancashire that’s steeped in grizzly witchcraft history – but that will leave you spellbound The Daily Mail’s Angela Epstein ventured to Pendle Hill in Lancashire and discovered its grizzly history  Ten people from villages around the hill were hanged following the infamous Pendle witch … Read more