Read this excerpt about the origins of gin from the new edition of award-winning author Dave Broom?s book, ?Gin: How to Drink It.?

The 400-year history of newspaper advertisements is the subject of two new books by researchers from the University of St Andrews, giving a rare insight into 17th-century life and the birth of modern

The history of gin is one of highs and lows, but it?s also the history of Britain.

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