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We’ve collected the stories of ordinary people to open a window onto life in Dover during the long, gruelling days during the Dunkirk evacuation.
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Wrest Park country house was transformed into a hospital during the First World War. Find out how it was run and what life was like for the soldiers recovering from their injuries.
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Joan Clarke was a mathematician and code-breaker. She was the most senior of the few female cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park, where she helped cracked the German naval Enigma code. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 193 Rosendale Road, her childhood home where she studied to become a talented mathematician.
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Stamford Bridge: The Other Battle of 1066
Before the Battle of Hastings there was another pivotal power struggle in 1066: the Battle of Stamford Bridge. English Heritage's Katy Carter investigates.
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Christine Granville, born Krystyna Skarbek, was one of the most remarkable secret agents of the Second World War, undertaking many successful missions and saving countless lives.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833)
Blue plaque commemorating politician and anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce at 111 Broomwood Road, Battersea, London SW11 6JT, London Borough of Wandsworth.
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WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833)
Blue plaque commemorating politician and anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce at 111 Broomwood Road, Battersea, London SW11 6JT, London Borough of Wandsworth.
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Blue Plaque commemorating industrialist and film producer J. Arthur Rank at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DJ, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating industrialist and film producer J. Arthur Rank at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DJ, City of Westminster.