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Could this Mysterious Portrait be Lady Jane Grey?
Her eyes, mouth and ears deliberately scratched out, her dress altered to plain black and white, and her identity denied for many years – is this the face of Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)?
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13 Things The Romans Did For Us
From the obvious (architecture and hygiene) to the more unusual (fast food and advertising) the Romans have left their mark across the country.
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Queen to screen: meet Victoria and Abdul's costume designer
We talk to the costume designer for 'Victoria and Abdul' about the queen as a fashion icon and her vision for the upcoming film.
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, K.G. (1874-1965)
Blue plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5DJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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The novelist Ronald Firbank, known for his works that explore sexuality, social climbing, and religion is recognised with a blue plaque at 33 Curzon Street in Mayfair, one of the many London addresses that he occupied over the course of his short lifetime.
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Robbery of the King’s Treasure at Westminster Abbey
How a theft from Edward I’s royal treasury at Westminster Abbey did nothing to help strained relations between abbey and royal palace – or the state of the king’s finances.
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A Short History of Christmas Greenery
Decorating our homes with greenery such as Christmas trees, holly and ivy, wreaths and mistletoe, is a Christmas tradition ingrained in our national consciousness. But when and why did such traditions emerge? We delve into the history of Christmas greenery to try to find the origins of some much loved traditions.
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Henry Labouchere was a radical Member of Parliament and a journalist, who is notorious today for having proposed the clause in the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885 that was used in many prosecutions of gay men.
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Former Cooper Car Company Works Honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
The Cooper Car Company, car manufacturer and winner of two Formula One World Championships, has today (16 August) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque.
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RUSSELL, JS Risien (1863–1939)
Blue plaque to neurologist JS Risien Russell at his former home and workplace, 44 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 8SA, City of Westminster.