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This gallery showcases some examples of the graffiti carved over the centuries into the soft lead of Deal Castle’s roof.
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REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)
Blue Plaque commemorating portrait painter Sir Joshua Reynolds at Fanum House (site of 47), Leicester Square, Leicester Square, London WC2, City of Westminster.
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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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Historically, same-sex female attraction or sexual contact was not a criminal offence. Because it wasn’t recognised, evidence for lesbianism or female bisexuality is often difficult to find. However, in the 18th century, among fashionable women, a cult of same-sex ‘romantic friendship’ was accepted, even if to some contemporary observers it appeared ‘queer’
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Blue plaque commemorating music hall artist Marie Lloyd at 55 Graham Road, Dalston, London E8 1PB, London Borough of Hackney.
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Blue Plaque commemorating poet and critic Matthew Arnold at 2 Chester Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9HH, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating poet and critic Matthew Arnold at 2 Chester Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9HH, City of Westminster.
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REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)
Blue Plaque commemorating portrait painter Sir Joshua Reynolds at Fanum House (site of 47), Leicester Square, Leicester Square, London WC2, City of Westminster.
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Blue plaque commemorating music hall artist Marie Lloyd at 55 Graham Road, Dalston, London E8 1PB, London Borough of Hackney.
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6 London war memorials added to New Guidebook
For the first time, First World War memorials have been included with Wellington Arch and Marble Arch in a newly published London guidebook from English Heritage.