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Victorians: Power and Politics
Although England in the late 1830s was still ruled by a propertied upper class, there had long been a degree of social mobility. It was enough, at least, for Britain, unlike its continental neighbours, to ward off revolution.
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The dandy and leader of fashion Beau Brummell (1778–1840) was one of the great celebrities of Regency England. He is commemorated by a plaque at number 4 Chesterfield Street, one of the least altered streets in Mayfair.
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The dandy and leader of fashion Beau Brummell (1778–1840) was one of the great celebrities of Regency England. He is commemorated by a plaque at number 4 Chesterfield Street, one of the least altered streets in Mayfair.
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Blue Plaque commemorating comedian Tommy Cooper at 51 Barrowgate Road, Chiswick, London W4 4QT, London Borough of Hounslow.
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A blue plaque at 8 Pelham Place, Kensington, London, commemorates Sir Cecil Beaton, the renowned photographer and designer for the screen and theatre. He lived there between 1940 and 1975.
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Learn about ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and find his blue plaque at 27 Victoria Road, Kensington, London, W8 5RF.
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Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
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The Tudor (1485-1603) and Stuart (1603-1711) periods were great times for new ideas and new inventions. Find out more about how the Tudors and Stuarts shaped modern life.