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Sir Peter Carew and Dartmouth Castle
How a centuries-old stand-off over a castle provoked Tudor soldier and adventurer Sir Peter Carew into trying to outwit the borough of Dartmouth.
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A brief history of Shap Abbey, one of 32 religious houses in Britain of the Premonstratensian order of canons.
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Blue Plaques: Past Political Personalities
With the general election imminent, Howard Spencer looks at some of the past political personalities of note who have been celebrated with a blue plaque in London.
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849) & BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineers Marc and Isambard Brunel at 98 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849) & BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineers Marc and Isambard Brunel at 98 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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CANAL, Giovanni Antonio (1697-1768) a.k.a. Canaletto
Blue Plaque commemorating Venetian painter Antonio 'Canaletto' Canal at 41 Beak Street, Soho, London W1F 9SB, City of Westminster.
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A brief history and description of Over Bridge, a stone bridge designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1830.
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William the Conqueror and the Oath of Sarum
How William I used an ancient centre of power, Old Sarum in Wiltshire, to establish a radical new framework of loyalty, which may also have been linked to the great Domesday survey.
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Discover the black figures whose achievements and contributions to society are celebrated with London’s blue plaques.