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Blue Plaque commemorating author A. A. Milne at 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6DT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating author A. A. Milne at 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6DT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Your Stay at Fort House, St Mawes Castle
Your Stay at Fort House Holiday Cottage, St Mawes Castle
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Blue Plaque commemorating author A. A. Milne at 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6DT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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This remote and dramatically sited fort was founded under Hadrian's rule in the 2nd century. Well-marked remains include the headquarters building, commandant's house and bath house.
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Overseas trade and an extensive commercial infrastructure made Britain in the 19th century the most powerful trading nation in the world. Its manufactures were sold on every continent through a vast network of free trade.
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Although the Victorian era was a period of extreme social inequality, industrialisation brought about rapid changes in everyday life that affected all classes. Family life, epitomised by the young Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their nine children, was enthusiastically idealised.
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Our curators manage and interpret thousands of objects from our historic places across England. We've asked them to delve into our collections and bring you the most interesting stories from across our sites. They'll highlight how objects can offer us windows into the past and a curator's role in making this happen.
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In the Victorian period the growth of the railway network made it possible to transport food from the countryside to urban markets much more easily, greatly improving the quality of produce available there. But there was still no cure for most diseases, and life expectancy remained stubbornly low.
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Victorian Britain was both the greatest power in the world and the least militarised, with a standing army far smaller and less influential in public life than those of France, Prussia, Austria or Russia. Its military shortcomings were starkly revealed by the disastrous Crimean War (1854–6) and Boer Wars (1880–81 and 1899–1902).