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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was one of the most prolific female authors and natural philosophers of the 17th century, writing at a time of immense political upheaval.
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The history of Scarborough Castle, where the great royal castle developed by Henry II and his successors was twice besieged during the Civil War.
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History of Carrawburgh Roman Fort
Visible today only as earthworks, Carrawburgh – known to the Romans as Brocolitia – was one of 16 large forts along the 73-mile long Hadrian’s Wall. Nearby stands the fascinating temple dedicated to the god Mithras, built by soldiers of the garrison.
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Dido Elizabeth Belle was raised as part of an aristocratic family in Georgian Britain. She was born in the Caribbean in 1761, the illegitimate daughter of a black woman named Maria Bell and Royal Naval officer Sir John Lindsay. Dido spent much of her life at Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath in North London.
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Women in Male Monasteries: An Illicit Presence?
Strict rules were in place to ensure that monks had minimal contact with women in medieval monasteries. But could they even have functioned without women?
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History of Thornborough Henges
This unique cluster of Neolithic monuments – sometimes described as the ‘Stonehenge of the North’ – lies on a plateau above the river Ure. Farming communities built three huge circular henges here about 4,500 years ago, which remained important into the early Bronze Age.
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A summary of the main sources of information, published and unpublished, for our knowledge and understanding of Kenwood.
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History of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
The main mill at Shrewbury Flaxmill Maltings is the world’s first iron-framed building and the ancestor of all iron- and steel-framed buildings. Discover the history of this internationally significant site.