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Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley – the real story
The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley has fascinated people for more than 450 years. They were certainly emotionally dependent on each other throughout their lives, but were they ever really lovers?
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Six Legendary Adventures This Summer
This summer, seek out adventure at England's historic places. Here's our pick of six extraordinary days out that will thrill the whole family — one a week throughout the summer holiday.
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Unusual finds in our autumn gardens
This season our expert gardeners are tending to flowers that only bloom in the evening, fruit trees linked to royalty and plants that were once cultivated for their healing properties. Take a look at some of the more unusual, surprising and rare finds in our gardens this autumn.
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The Galli were Roman priests with ambiguous gender identities, and many modern transgender and nonbinary people have since identified with them. Here we consider their role in Roman society and literature and investigate their presence in Roman Britain.
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The collection of objects on display in the museum at Richborough includes a remarkable number of faces – of gods and monsters, men and women, animals and birds. Discover what we know about some of them.
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May is an action-packed month at our historic places, and it can be hard to keep on top of it all. That’s why we’ve put together this handy guide to the top 5 things you won’t want to miss this month, from real live medieval jousting to beautiful historic gardens in bloom.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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CLIVE, Lord Robert (1725–1774) a.k.a. Clive of India
Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, was a soldier and administrator for the East India Company. He was an extremely controversial figure in his lifetime, and continues to be so today.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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On VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945, millions took to the streets to celebrate peace after years of devastating war.