On one level, Mansfield Park is a fairytale transposed to the 19th century: Fanny Price is the archetypal poor relation who, through her virtuousness, wins a wealthy husband. But Jane Austen’s 1814 ...

Several scholars have argued that the Jedi Order finds notable inspiration in the real history of the Knights Templar of the early 12th century. Research reveals that French knight Hugh de Payne ...