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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Quiz
Put your knowledge of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the test with our 20-question quiz.
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We're thrilled to partner with Northern Bloc to serve up two exclusive ice cream flavours inspired by traditional British puddings: Bramley Apple Crumble & Custard and Sticky Toffee Pudding.
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A summary of the state of research on Thornton Abbey and of the questions that are still to be answered.
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Description of Pendennis Castle
The castle defences are a rich amalgam from an artillery fortress operating throughout the period 1539–1956
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KITCHENER, Field Marshal Horatio Herbert, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850–1916)
Blue plaque commemorating army officer Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener at 2 Carlton Gardens, St James's, London SW1Y 5AA, City of Westminster.
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CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859–1930)
Blue Plaque commemorating creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at 12 Tennison Road, South Norwood, London SE25 5RT, London Borough of Croydon.
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Extraordinary Explorations at Corbridge
Over nine years of excavations between 1906 and 1914, at least 100 men worked at Corbridge helping move the tonnes of earth which had buried it for 1,600 years. Eleven have since been identified, and their stories uncovered.
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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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English Heritage has commissioned a series of six portraits from artists celebrating the lives of people of the African diaspora whose stories have contributed to England’s rich history. The paintings, by artists Elena Onwochei-Garcia, Clifton Powell, Glory Samjolly, Mikéla Henry-Lowe, Hannah Uzor and Chloe Cox, will be hung at the English Heritage site connected to its subject this summer, alongside a programme of public events.
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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
One of the most recognised names in modern British history, Florence Nightingale was a key figure in the development of modern nursing and healthcare practice. Arthur George Walker’s statue of Nightingale shows her as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’, a nicknamed she earned on her nightly inspection rounds in the Crimea.