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Blue Plaque commemorating actor David Garrick at Garrick's Villa, Hampton Court Road, Hampton TW12 2EJ, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Blue Plaque commemorating actor David Garrick at Garrick's Villa, Hampton Court Road, Hampton TW12 2EJ, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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The trailblazing female barrister and champion of women’s rights, Helena Normanton, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Erected almost 100 years after she passed her Bar finals (on 26 October 1921), the plaque marks 22 Mecklenburgh Square, Normanton’s home from 1919 to 1931, the period when she was forging her legal career. Whilst living there, she funded her training and supplemented her income by letting rooms in the large property.
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Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, 21 June 2023
English Heritage was delighted to welcome around 8,000 people to Stonehenge this morning to celebrate the Summer Solstice sunrise – with approximately 154,000 people tuning-in from across the world to watch the sunset and sunrise on the charity’s livestream.
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Now that the temperature has dropped, lift the spirit throughout November with stargazing events, autumn walks, enchanting gardens and even ghost tours.
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Wellington, Women & Friendship Exhibition
The Wellington, Women & Friendship exhibition explores the relationships between the 1st Duke of Wellington, his wife Kitty and other women who were close to him.
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Why was Queen Elizabeth I so important?
Best-selling author and historian Dr Tracy Borman explains what the the accession of Elizabeth I in November 1558 meant for women in positions of power.