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Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
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Joan Robinson was among the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th century, and one of the first women to establish herself in the discipline. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 44 Kensington Park Gardens, where she undertook voluntary work that led her to study economics.
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History of Silchester Roman City Walls and Amphitheatre
A brief history of Silchester, originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, which became a large and important Roman town.
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Castle Acre is a rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, village, parish church and one of the best preserved monastic sites in England. The priory is a selected site for the AQA GCSE History exam in 2022, for students studying 'The historic environment of Norman England (c.1066-c.1100)'. Use our suggested activities, reading and video resources to explore this unique area, developed by the Warenne family in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Founded soon after the Norman Conquest, for over 600 years Launceston Castle (Kastel Lanstefan) was the most important fortress and centre of government in Cornwall.
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A history of Pevensey Castle, originally a Roman fort, refortified by the Normans after William the Conqueror landed there in 1066, and later a great medieval castle.
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Prisoners of War at Portchester Castle
Prisoners have always been taken in war, and during the wars between Britain and France in the late 18th and early 19th centuries castles like Portchester were used to hold them in growing numbers. Find out what life was like for the prisoners held there.
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Middleham Castle was once home to Richard III; through his childhood, as a squire, and adult years as Duke of Gloucester and King. The ruins stand to a good height on three of the four sides and the layout of a central tower with four outer walls makes it the ideal place for students to explore and understand the basic ground plan of a castle and how it was designed to display wealth and power to the surrounding populace.