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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976) a.k.a. Monty
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a.k.a. ‘Monty’, was a celebrated British Army officer, best known for his leadership during the Second World War at El Alamein and in Normandy.
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Sources for Battle Abbey and Battlefield
A summary of the main sources of information for current understanding of the Battle of Hastings battlefield and Battle Abbey.
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Built at the end of the 14th century by Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Penrith Castle symbolised his power in the area. A century later it was granted to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III, who transformed it into a luxurious residence.
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Discover the story of Hailes Abbey, from its foundation in the 13th century through to its Dissolution under Henry VIII and its subsequent use as a country house.
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Myths, legends and folklore are intricately linked with the stories of England’s past. But while a lot of these are carried through generational stories and historical literature, tangible associations live on at the historic places we care for.
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John Seely and Paul Paget were partners both in life and in one of the most noteworthy architectural firms of the interwar years. Their architectural masterpiece was their transformation of Eltham Palace, a medieval palace on the outskirts of London, into an Art Deco mansion, completed in 1936.
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Piers Gaveston, Hugh Despenser and the Downfall of Edward II
The short reign of Edward II is commonly seen as a disastrous period in English history. Edward, faced military defeats, political crises and civil war. The king’s downfall was due in part to his reliance on his ‘favourites’, Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser, who were rumoured to be his lovers.
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Princess, abbess and miracle worker, St Milburga lived when the peoples of Anglo-Saxon England were being converted to Christianity. As the second abbess of Wenlock, she ruled over a community of both monks and nuns.
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The story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African orphan who became the protégée of Queen Victoria, reads more like fiction than fact.
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Sources for Warkworth Castle and Hermitage
Lists of the main sources for our knowledge and understanding of Warkworth Castle and Hermitage