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100 YEARS OF STONEHENGE AMONG KEY 2018 ANNIVERSARIES
2018 is set to be a big year for English Heritage, with a series of special events to commemorate some of the England's historical milestones.
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One of a number of forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its harbour against a French invasion. Largely unaltered, the parade ground, gun ramps and moated keep can be viewed.
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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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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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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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Blue Plaque commemorating writer Grahame Greene at 14 Clapham Common North Side, Clapham, London SW4 0RF, London Borough of Lambeth.
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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.