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The Fall of France in the Second World War
Between 9 May and 22 June 1940 a remarkable German assault on north-west Europe resulted in the capture and subjugation of France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Belgium. Trace the events leading up to the battle, the campaign itself and its aftermath.
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What the atmospheric, evocative long barrows of the Cotswold Hills and Marlborough Downs reveal about burial practices and attitudes to death in the early Neolithic period.
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A Short History of Gingerbread
From festively shaped biscuits to extravagantly decorated gingerbread houses, gingerbread has become a culinary staple of Christmas. But this wasn't always the case. Food historian Sam Bilton discusses its ginger-less medieval origins and significance in Queen Victoria’s household, and even unearths a Dickens family recipe.
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Edlingham Castle Collection Highlights
The collection of objects excavated at Edlingham Castle provides a fascinating insight into the use of the castle as a post-medieval country house, and includes details of lost interiors, evidence of metalworking and agriculture on the estate, and objects of personal adornment.
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A monument erected in 1656 by Lady Anne Clifford of nearby Brougham Castle, to commemorate her final parting here from her mother.
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The ruins of an 11th century and later church built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle, with a Victorian church nearby. The site of hundreds of years of worship.
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This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.