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Blue Plaque commemorating entertainer Joyce Grenfell at 34 Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London SW10 9NZ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating clown Joseph Grimaldi at 56 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE, London Borough of Islington.
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Blue Plaque commemorating clown Joseph Grimaldi at 56 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE, London Borough of Islington.
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Blue Plaque commemorating comedian Tony Hancock at 20 Queen's Gate Place, South Kensington, London SW7 5NY, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Blue Plaque commemorating composer George Frideric Handel at 25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HB, City of Westminster.
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Farming had been around in Britain for some 4000 years by the time of the Roman conquest, so much of the natural wildwood that once covered these islands had already been cleared. The landscape the Romans found was one of cultivated fields and pastures, scattered farmsteads and settlements, and surviving islands of managed woodland.
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The Roman road network was vital for transport and trade, and was one of the Romans’ most enduring legacies: it would remain the skeleton of communications in Britain until the 18th century.
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Roman Britain had the largest army of any of the provinces of the empire. Scotland and Ireland remained unconquered, and unrest on the northern frontier was a permanent problem, despite the strength with which Hadrian’s Wall was held.
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How, where and why a vast network of roads was built over the length and breadth of Roman Britain.