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Stonehenge: A Monumental Auction
Discover why one hundred years ago, an unknown man named Cecil Chubb walked into a Salisbury auction house and walked out as the new owner of Stonehenge.
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How Dover Castle became the Key of England – the Great Siege of 1216
Eight hundred years ago, Dover Castle was crucial in defending England against invasion. Charles Kightly explains the history of Dover Castle's Great Siege.
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RUSSELL, JS Risien (1863–1939)
Blue plaque to neurologist JS Risien Russell at his former home and workplace, 44 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 8SA, City of Westminster.
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The Tudor and Stuart periods were times of great social and religious change in England: invasion threats, a new Church and civil war. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to chart the monumental changes to society and religion during these periods and find suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.
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First World War Conscientious Objectors at Richmond Castle
How 16 conscientious objectors detained at Richmond Castle during the First World War were taken to France, and sentenced to death – a sentence commuted to ten years’ hard labour – for refusing to obey orders.
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Joan Clarke was a mathematician and code-breaker. She was the most senior of the few female cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park, where she helped cracked the German naval Enigma code. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 193 Rosendale Road, her childhood home where she studied to become a talented mathematician.
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RUSSELL, JS Risien (1863–1939)
Blue plaque to neurologist JS Risien Russell at his former home and workplace, 44 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 8SA, City of Westminster.
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Significance of Warkworth Castle and Hermitage
Warkworth Castle is one of the largest and most impressive castles in northern England, and the Hermitage is one of the few surviving English medieval rock-cut chapels.
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FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Blue plaque commemorating statesman Benjamin Franklin at 36 Craven Street, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5NF, City of Westminster.
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Grime's Graves Neolithic Flint Mine Opens to the Public
Visit Grime's Graves and you can descend into the oldest human-made underground space in England. A brand new entrance provides access to this subterranean world. And a new exhibition with Neolithic tools tells the story of people from 4,500 years ago.