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Speaking with Shadows: Series 1 Episode 4
Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. In Episode 4 Josie Long visits Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire to discover the extraordinary stories behind thousands of graffiti etched on the walls of a cell block where conscientious objectors were detained during the First World War.
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To mark the unveiling of a blue plaque honouring Elizabeth David, Sam Bilton explores the impact she had on British cooking.
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Founded in 1169, Lanercost Priory lay in the turbulent and violent border region between England and Scotland, which was to dictate its fortunes over the next 400 years.
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The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned - hence the name - by Civil War Royalists.
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Uffington Castle - White Horse and Dragon Hill
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
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Explore the history of Chiswick House, the elegant early 18th-century villa designed by the 3rd Earl of Burlington as an exquisite setting to showcase his art collections and entertain his friends.
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NATIONAL UNION OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE SOCIETIES
The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) is commemorated with a blue plaque at 22 Great Smith Street, Westminster, where it was based from 1910 to 1918.