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PAYNE-GAPOSCHKIN, Cecilia (1900–1979)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was widely considered the most eminent woman astronomer of the mid-20th century. She is recognised by a plaque at the home where she grew up, 70 Lansdowne Road.
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One of England's most experienced gardeners, Alan Titchmarsh, has been announced as ambassador for English Heritage's Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP), helping to 'grow' the gardeners of tomorrow.
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Blue Plaque commemorating statesman Jomo Kenyatta at 95 Cambridge Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4PY, City of Westminster.
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Lying on the east bank of the river Riccal on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park, the Roman villa at Beadlam remained undiscovered until the 1960s. Today, visitors can see one of three ranges of buildings excavated at Beadlam.
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From 1914 until 1918, British forces fought against the Central Powers in the First World War. Via English Heritage sites and blue plaques, learn about how people’s lives changed in an unprecedented way.
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Early Medieval: Power and Politics
This period saw the evolution of what was essentially a nation of warlords, whether Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon, into a country organised into distinct kingdoms. Eventually the individual kingdoms were unified under the Kings of Wessex into the kingdom of England.
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Transatlantic Slavery and Abolition
From the 17th to the early 19th century Britain played a central role in the transatlantic slave economy. Discover how traces of transatlantic slavery can be found across many English Heritage sites and blue plaques, and explore the stories of individuals whose lives were touched by enslavement.