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Lying on the east bank of the river Riccal on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park, the Roman villa at Beadlam remained undiscovered until the 1960s. Today, visitors can see one of three ranges of buildings excavated at Beadlam.
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Undercover SOE agent Odette Sansom survived capture and imprisonment by the Nazis during the Second World War. She is recognised by a plaque at 6 Lawrence Road, South Ealing, where she lived when the war began.
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Historical Makeup Looks You Can Try at Home
From the Romans smokey eye to a royal no makeup, makeup look, we summarise some of our favourite historical beauty looks and show you how to recreate them.
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A summary of the state of existing research on Brough Castle, together with questions for future research.
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Artists have long been inspired by Belsay, and there is now a strong tradition of contemporary art installations at the property. Most recently, young artists from the local area have worked with English Heritage and local arts organisations to express their own relationship with Belsay and other local heritage sites. Learn more about how heritage and art have come together at Belsay and listen to the sound art produced by local artists.
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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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CUGOANO, OTTOBAH (born c 1757)
A blue plaque at 80-82 Pall Mall, London, commemorates Ottobah Cugoano, the author and anti-slavery campaigner.
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Did the Romans invent the burger?
Food historian, cook, broadcaster and writer Annie Gray specialises in the history of food and dining in Britain from the 1600’s to the present day. Here she takes us through the unlikely origins of the burger in Britain.