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GASKELL, Mrs Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865)
Blue Plaque commemorating novelist Elizabeth Gaskell at 93 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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DANIEL O’CONNELL, ‘The Liberator’ (1775-1847)
Blue Plaque commemorating Politician Daniel O'Connell at 14 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4HL, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating ophthalmologist Dame Ida Mann at 13 Minster Road, West Hampstead, London NW2 3SE, London Borough of Camden.
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The Victorian era spans the 63 years of Queen Victoria’s reign over Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. It was a period of rapid advancement in science, industry and the arts, and saw great political and social reform. Many of these advancements have helped to shape the world as we know it today.
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Blue plaques explained: why some people don’t get one
We are often asked why a particular person doesn't have a London blue plaque. As Professor Ronald Hutton explains, sometimes it can be a difficult decision.
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London Statues and the History of Empire
London is a city filled with statues. They are especially concentrated in certain areas, such as Whitehall, Saint James’s and Hyde Park Corner, and they have become familiar landmarks. But pride in these statues must be tempered with an awareness of historic wrongs, and a reckoning must be made with inglorious episodes in history.
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Have you ever wondered where your surname comes from? As Rowena Willard-Wright explains, surnames developed in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Impressive Interiors: Places to Visit for Beautiful Wallpapers
Every choice we make gives insight into someone’s personality, whether it be selecting what to wear, what magazine to read or even what wallpaper to decorate with. These choices tell a story.
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Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
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Over the course of the 12th century, a small religious community at Haughmond was transformed into a great Augustinian monastery, where a community of canons lived with their servants.