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Clothes that kept us warm and dry through history
Fashion Historian Amber Butchart explores some of the clothing our ancestors have worn to keep warm and dry through history, long considered one of the main reasons that humans wear clothes.
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How to celebrate Christmas like a medieval monk
Christmas has been celebrated on 25 December since the early 4th century. But the way Christmas is marked has evolved over the years. Dr Michael Carter, Senior Properties Historian, reveals how evidence from medieval monasteries gives an insight into how Christmas was celebrated in the Middle Ages, a time viewed by many as the 'heyday' of festive frolicking.
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Stories of England: Let the games begin
As the world prepares to celebrate a festival of sport at this summer’s Olympic Games, landscape adviser Emily Parker reveals those played in the grounds of our historic sites.
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Blue Plaque commemorating dramatist and poet Oscar Wilde at 34 Tite Street, Chelsea, London SW3 4JA, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Learn about artist Spencer Gore and discover his blue plaque at 31 Mornington Crescent, London, NW1 7RE
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Blue plaque commemorating surgeon John Hunter at 30 Golden Square, Soho, London W1F 9LD, City of Westminster.
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Blue plaque commemorating surgeon John Hunter at 30 Golden Square, Soho, London W1F 9LD, City of Westminster.
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MENON, V.K. Krishna (1896-1974)
Blue Plaque commemorating diplomat VK Krishna Menon at 30 Langdon Park Road, Highgate, London N6 5QG, London Borough of Haringey.
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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Blue Plaque commemorating composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at 180 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W 8UP, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating clown Joseph Grimaldi at 56 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE, London Borough of Islington.