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The History of Football in England
Writer and historian Simon Inglis explores how in England the 'beautiful game' developed from a medieval tradition into a national institution.
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FISHER, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890-1962)
Blue plaque commemorating RA Fisher at Inverforth House, North End Way, Hampstead, London NW3 7EU.
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Charity’s conservation experts reveal 17th-century painting received a touch-up to its sitter’s features, including her lips and hair
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Pioneering physicist and equal rights campaigner Hertha Ayrton is commemorated with a blue plaque at the Paddington home where she invented the Ayrton fan.
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History of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
The main mill at Shrewbury Flaxmill Maltings is the world’s first iron-framed building and the ancestor of all iron- and steel-framed buildings. Discover the history of this internationally significant site.
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Highlights from the collections at Osborne, which are the most important example of the shared tastes of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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The independent and charismatic Lady Hester Stanhope defied social conventions throughout her life. For a brief period she was at the heart of British politics at the right hand of her uncle, William Pitt the Younger, living with him at Walmer Castle.
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Discover the black figures whose achievements and contributions to society are celebrated with London’s blue plaques.
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6 prime pairs of blue plaques in London and where to see them
Blue plaques are everywhere in London, but buildings with two blue plaques are rare. Howard Spencer looks at 6 famous plaque pairings.