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Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
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OPERATION DYNAMO: RESCUE FROM DUNKIRK
Immerse yourself in the drama of the Dunkirk evacuation of May 1940 in the very tunnels where the operation - codenamed Dynamo - was masterminded.
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Spring has most definitely sprung and now is the perfect time to spend a day out where history happened. Here are our highlights and top picks for April.
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Thornborough Henges: A unique cluster of Neolithic monuments - sometimes described as the ‘Stonehenge of the North’.
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Take a journey through a year of seasonal garden highlights at Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's island palace of Osborne.
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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.
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Bob Marley awarded English Heritage blue plaque
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley has been honoured with an English Heritage blue today (Tuesday 1 October), joining the likes of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The plaque marks number 42 Oakley Street, the Chelsea house where Marley lived in 1977. It was while living here that he and the Wailers finished recording their album Exodus, which featured some of his biggest hits, including 'Jamming', 'Waiting in Vain', 'Three Little Birds' and 'One Love'. With this address as his Chelsea home, Marley said he regarded London "as a second base," often playing football with his bandmates at the pitches in nearby Battersea Park.
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12 sides to every story: the mysterious dodecahedra
The dodecahedron (12 sided object) has been puzzling archaeologists since the 18th century when it was first discovered.
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Public consultation on proposals to develop a Learning Centre and Neolithic 'classroom' at Stonehenge.
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Why do we remember, remember the fifth of November? Explore the true story behind why we celebrate Bonfire Night, discover who Guy Fawkes was, and find out why fireworks are such an important part of the celebrations on the 5th November.