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Walmer Castle was built during the reign of Henry VIII as a response to the perceived threat of invasion from Europe. While no such invasion ever came, the castle did later see action when it was besieged by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War.
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Henrietta Howard’s Garden at Marble Hill
The garden at Marble Hill is a rare surviving example of a garden laid out in the early 18th century, a period of transition in landscape design. Discover what makes it so important and how English Heritage has restored the key elements of it.
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Built in the late 14th century more as luxury residence than fortress, Donnington Castle was pressed into service in the English Civil War, when the Royalist garrison endured a 20-month siege.
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PETTY, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805)
Blue Plaque commemorating Prime Minister, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne William Petty at The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London W1J 5JD, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating novelist, playwright and essayist J.B. Priestley at 3 The Grove, Highgate, London N6 6JU, London Borough of Camden.