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Thomas Becket, Henry II and Dover Castle
On 29 December 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury was murdered in his cathedral by four of Henry II’s knights. Ten years later, Henry II embarked on a massive rebuilding of Dover Castle. How were his actions, and Becket’s murder, connected?
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The daily experiences of most people in Britain were eventually touched by its incorporation into the Roman Empire. But in the countryside, where most people lived, life continued to centre upon the enclosed world of the homestead and the grind of agricultural labour.
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Significance of Hadrian’s Wall
The most important and substantial of Roman remains in Britain, Hadrian’s Wall is also one of the most dramatic features of the landscape of northern England.
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An outline of the research that has been carried out on Hadrian’s Wall, and the gaps that remain in our knowledge of it.
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Research on Battle Abbey and Battlefield
A summary of the present state of research on Battle Abbey and Battlefield, together with records of excavations and gaps in current knowledge.
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summary of the present state of research on Osborne, and of the potential for further research into its history and use
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A description of Osborne House, built between 1845 and 1851 by Thomas Cubitt, and its gardens and estate.
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A summary of the present state of research on the Jewel Tower, and of the questions that remain to be answered about its history and context as part of the Privy Palace.
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Blue Plaque commemorating Socialist campaigner Eleanor Marx at 7 Jews Walk, Sydenham, London SE26 6PJ, London Borough of Lewisham.
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Blue Plaque commemorating housing reformer Octavia Hill at 2 Garbutt Place, Marylebone, London W1U 4DS, City of Westminster.