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In this article we’re focusing on eye makeup with three iconic periods. We’ll take a look at how the products and practices used over the centuries can provide telling insights about our social history and the evolution of modern makeup.
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The Origins of English Place Names
Have you ever driven through a town and curiously pondered what's really in a name? Or have you sniggered at the seemingly peculiar phonetics of a sign post welcoming you to a new village? In this article, we’ll give you a brief history of how English places got their names and highlight the origins of some of our favourites.
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PATEL, Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai (1875-1950)
Blue Plaque commemorating Indian Statesman Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel at 23 Aldridge Road Villas, Ladbroke Grove, London W11 1BN, City of Westminster.
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KING, Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) a.k.a. Ada Byron
Learn more about the pioneer of computing, Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, and discover her blue plaque at 12 St James's Square, St James's, London, SW1Y 4RB.
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CHRISTIE, Dame Agatha (1890-1976)
Blue Plaque commemorating detective novelist Agatha Christie at 58 Sheffield Terrace, Holland Park, London W8 7NA, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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PATEL, Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai (1875-1950)
Blue Plaque commemorating Indian Statesman Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel at 23 Aldridge Road Villas, Ladbroke Grove, London W11 1BN, City of Westminster.
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Significance of Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is valued both for its evidence of occupation in the 5th to 7th centuries and for its associations with Arthurian legend.
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The paintings displayed on the ground floor at Kenwood were collected in the late 19th century by the Irish brewing magnate and philanthropist Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh.
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Guy Gibson, an RAF pilot who led the ‘Dambusters’ raid, is commemorated on a blue plaque, erected in 2006 by English Heritage, at 32 Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood, London, NW8 8JR.