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Looking back into the past reveals shared challenges we associate with gardening sustainably today, such as growing and storing produce throughout the year, protecting from the weather and using water effectively. We explore how these challenges were managed in the past and how they resonate with garden sustainability today.
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History of Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg in Cumbria is one of the best-known and most enchanting stone circles in Britain. The ceremonial monument, a ring of 38 standing stones, was probably built around 4,500 years ago.
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Operation Dynamo: Things you need to know
The biggest evacuation in military history, Operation Dynamo was the desperate and near-miraculous rescue in late May 1940 of Allied forces trapped by the invading German army around Dunkirk.
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Where Did the Battle of Hastings Happen?
Historians have long accepted that Battle Abbey was built ‘on the very spot’ where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold. But why do they think this, and is there any reason to suppose that the battle took place elsewhere?
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Chosen by Queen Victoria as a holiday retreat and by the Normans for one of their medieval defence forts, the Isle of Wight is an island fit for rulers and royalty.
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A history of Dartmouth Castle, which in the late 15th century had one of the earliest purpose-built gun towers in Britain, and was often re-equipped to defend the Dart estuary.