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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Charles Gounod at 17 Morden Road, Blackheath, London SE3 0AA, London Borough of Greenwich.
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In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
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Research at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire has revealed a staggering array of carved ritual protection, or apotropaic marks (sometimes called ‘witches marks’).
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Piers Gaveston, Hugh Despenser and the Downfall of Edward II
The short reign of Edward II is commonly seen as a disastrous period in English history. Edward, faced military defeats, political crises and civil war. The king’s downfall was due in part to his reliance on his ‘favourites’, Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser, who were rumoured to be his lovers.
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Test your knowledge of the Romans and their time in England with our 20-question quiz.
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Test your knowledge of our historic gardens with this quiz from our historians and gardeners.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Charles Gounod at 17 Morden Road, Blackheath, London SE3 0AA, London Borough of Greenwich.
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Blue Plaque commemorating pugilist Tom Sayers at 257 Camden High Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7BU, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating pugilist Tom Sayers at 257 Camden High Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7BU, London Borough of Camden.