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As Whitby Abbey is illuminated for Whitby Goth Weekend, we take a look at how far back gothic subculture can be traced through the centuries.
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Richard of Cornwall, King Arthur and Tintagel Castle
The story of how one of the richest men in Europe swapped three manors for a rock.
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Tommy Flowers was an electrical engineer who designed, and led the team that built, the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. English Heritage have commemorated him with a blue plaque at the former Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.
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English Heritage reveals anniversary plans for Blue Plaques scheme
Comedian Tommy Cooper, food writer Elizabeth David and playwright Samuel Beckett are among those whose achievements and time spent living in London will be celebrated with English Heritage Blue Plaques in this the scheme’s 150th year, English Heritage have revealed.
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A brief history of Mount Grace Priory, the penultimate Carthusian foundation in England and the last monastery to be founded in medieval Yorkshire.
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THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863) (Young Street)
Blue Plaque commemorating Novelist William Makepeace Thackeray at 16 Young Street, Kensington, London W8 5EH, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Henry V and His ‘Pleasance in the Marsh’
How Henry V escaped the burdens of kingship with the help of a secluded lodge across the mere at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire.
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Charles Darwin's home at Down House was also his laboratory. It was here that Darwin spent hours conducting experiments and observing the natural world. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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Lambert Simnel and Piel Island
How a Yorkist claimant to the English throne failed to usurp Henry VII in the final chapter of the Wars of the Roses – but gave the people of Piel in Cumbria their most enduring legend in the process.
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D'OYLY CARTE, Richard (1844-1901)
Blue Plaque commemorating opera impressario Richard D'Oyly Carte at 2 Dartmouth Park Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1SY, London Borough of Camden.