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Divine Retribution at the Jewel Tower, Westminster
How the 14th-century monks of Westminster Abbey interpreted the ‘wretched death’ of their hated next-door neighbour, the Keeper of the Palace of Westminster, as celestially ordained.
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Blue Plaque commemorating writer Grahame Greene at 14 Clapham Common North Side, Clapham, London SW4 0RF, London Borough of Lambeth.
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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) a.k.a. Monty
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a.k.a 'Monty', was a celebrated British Army officer, best known for his leadership during the Second World War at El-Alamein and Normandy.
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The beautiful and tranquil setting of Lanercost Priory hides its troubled history. The Augustinian priory sits in the Cumbrian countryside beside the River Irthing but was subjected to frequent attacks during the Anglo-Scottish wars, once by Robert Bruce in person. It was a resting place for King Edward I for five months before his final campaign. After the dissolution, the priory was converted into a private house for the Dacre family and the monastery remains well preserved today.
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Tilbury Fort in Essex is one of the finest surviving examples of 17th-century military engineering in England. It was in nearby West Tilbury that Elizabeth I famously rallied her makeshift army awaiting the Armada in 1588.
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Blue Plaque commemorating writer Grahame Greene at 14 Clapham Common North Side, Clapham, London SW4 0RF, London Borough of Lambeth.
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Blue Plaque commemorating writer Grahame Greene at 14 Clapham Common North Side, Clapham, London SW4 0RF, London Borough of Lambeth.
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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) a.k.a. Monty
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a.k.a 'Monty', was a celebrated British Army officer, best known for his leadership during the Second World War at El-Alamein and Normandy.