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Blue Plaque commemorating actress Dame Edith Evans at 109 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W 9QU, City of Westminster.
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Christine Granville, born Krystyna Skarbek, was one of the most remarkable secret agents of the Second World War, undertaking many successful missions and saving countless lives.
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Blue plaque commemorating Mass-Observation, the pioneering social research organisation, at the former headquarters at 6 Grotes Buildings, Blackheath.
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Blue plaque commemorating Mass-Observation, the pioneering social research organisation, at the former headquarters at 6 Grotes Buildings, Blackheath.
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PRIORY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE THEATRE
Blue Plaque commemorating the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays The Theatre, Priory of St. John The Baptist at 86-88 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AA, London Borough of Hackney.
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Blue plaque commemorating Mass-Observation, the pioneering social research organisation, at the former headquarters at 6 Grotes Buildings, Blackheath.
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Bolsover Castle station sign discovered
An antique ‘Bolsover Castle Station’ railway sign brought along to the BBC Antiques Roadshow when it was being filmed at Bolsover Castle has been purchased by English Heritage and will go on display to the public.
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Walmer Castle was built during the reign of Henry VIII as a response to the perceived threat of invasion from Europe. While no such invasion ever came, the castle did later see action when it was besieged by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War.
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The history of Scarborough Castle, where the great royal castle developed by Henry II and his successors was twice besieged during the Civil War.
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Boscobel House became a place of refuge for the future Charles II, who in 1651 concealed himself in an oak tree near the house in order to evade Parliamentarian forces. Read about his dramatic escape and find out more about Boscobel’s later history as a working farm.