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English Heritage uncovers blueprint for dissolving the monasteries by trusted advisor to Henry VIII
A previously unseen historic document giving vital insight into the Dissolution of the Monasteries has been uncovered by English Heritage. Overlooked for almost 500 years, the document details the process of suppressing Furness Abbey, the first of England’s “greater” monasteries* to be destroyed, and was unearthed by English Heritage Senior Properties Historian, Dr Michael Carter, at the National Archives.
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How do you look after Roman treasures?
Leesa Vere-Stevens tells us about her conservation work at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian's Wall – and why her job requires a chisel and a forklift truck.
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CETSHWAYO, kaMpande, King of the Zulus
Blue plaque commemorating King of the Zulus, Cetshwayo, at 18 Melbury Road, Holland Park, London W14 8LT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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CETSHWAYO, kaMpande, King of the Zulus
Blue plaque commemorating King of the Zulus, Cetshwayo, at 18 Melbury Road, Holland Park, London W14 8LT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Romans to blame for no-body-hair trend, says English HEritage
From painful waxes to irritating shaves, we can trace the modern obsession with hair removal back to the Romans, English Heritage has said today (24 May), as the charity displays a collection of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire – a Roman town once as large as Pompeii. Amongst over 400 artefacts, most of which have never been on display, other objects related to Roman cleanliness and beauty practices include a strigil (skin scraper), perfume bottles, jet and bone jewellery, make-up applicators and amulets for warding off evil. The new museum at Wroxeter opens to the public tomorrow.
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Karl Marx: the London connections
September 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first volume of Das Kapital, Karl Marx’s famous critique of capitalism. In this blog, blue plaques historian Howard Spencer explores Marx’s life in London, and tells us about five other political exiles commemorated with a plaque.