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Sir Isaiah Berlin receives English Heritage blue plaque
English Heritage has marked the former home of Sir Isaiah Berlin with a blue plaque, the charity announced today (3 May 2022). A world-renowned philosopher and historian of ideas, Berlin was a man of formidable intellectual power whose celebration of diversity – 'the crooked timber of humanity', as he put it – has helped to give his life and work a very considerable lasting significance.
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Blue Plaque commemorating Olympic rowing champion Jack Beresford at 19 Grove Park Gardens, Chiswick, London W4 3RY, London Borough of Hounslow.
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Tintagel Castle (Kastel Dintagel) - The legend lives on
English Heritage have submitted plans for an improved visitor experience at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall.
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GASKELL, Mrs Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865)
Blue Plaque commemorating novelist Elizabeth Gaskell at 93 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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A stately palace with one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
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Top 5 things to do in November
This November, we’ve got plenty of ideas for things to do and places to go, whether it's a reflective walk in the autumn colours, a thrilling fireworks display, or an afternoon on the sofa listening to our podcast.
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Rare tree planted at Darwin's Down House
A rare tree has been planted at Down House this week to commemorate Robert FitzRoy - Captain of the HMS Beagle and a pioneering scientist in his own right.
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Blue Plaque commemorating architect C.F.A. Voysey at City of Westminster.
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Margoth: A Cross-Dressing Medieval Spy
In 1265 a female royalist spy, dressed as a man, gathered vital intelligence on a rebel army which was camped outside Kenilworth Castle. We explore what light this episode sheds on cross-dressing and espionage in medieval England.