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Acclaimed novelist Barbara Pym is commemorated with a blue plaque at 108 Cambridge Street, which inspired the setting of her best-loved novel, Excellent Women.
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Blue Plaque for Artist Barbara Hepworth
English Heritage has unveiled a new blue plaque commemorating one of the 20th century’s greatest artists and ground-breaking sculptor, Barbara Hepworth, alongside her first husband and critically acclaimed fellow sculptor John Skeaping.
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Cycling Guide: Old Sarum - Stonehenge - Woodhenge
From the site of the original Salisbury cathedral, to the atmospheric Neolithic sites of Stonehenge and Woodhenge, this route is ideal for those who want a lengthy cycle through the Wiltshire countryside and its 5000 years of history.
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Discover what Tintagel may have looked like in about AD 700 with this interactive reconstruction.
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Victorian Britain was both the greatest power in the world and the least militarised, with a standing army far smaller and less influential in public life than those of France, Prussia, Austria or Russia. Its military shortcomings were starkly revealed by the disastrous Crimean War (1854–6) and Boer Wars (1880–81 and 1899–1902).
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Find a Norman Castle to visit near you. The Normans built castles across England to administer and control local populations, and many still exist. While the original timber structures are no longer visible, their foundational earthworks remain, and later stone structures now mark the sites of powerful post-conquest Norman architecture.
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Your Stay Priors Lodge, Mount Grace Priory
Your Stay essential information for Priors Lodge Holiday Cottage, Mount Grace Priory
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20 Questions Quiz: Autumn and Winter Traditions
Test your knowledge of autumn and winter traditions with this quiz