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Priors Lodge, Mount Grace Priory, Yorkshire
Whether you're enjoying the clear summer sunshine or exploring the frosty ruins in winter, a stay here will create a memorable impression.
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Maria Verelst (1680–1744) was a Dutch artist working in Britain in the first half of the 18th century. Her works can be found at Audley End. It was unusual for a woman to be a professional artist at this time and many of Verelst’s paintings have previously been misattributed to her male contemporaries. During the recent conservation of three Verelst portraits at Audley End, we have looked closely at the artist’s processes and learnt more about how her technique can be distinguished from other artists of her time.
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History of Great Witcombe Roman Villa
The rich farmland of the Cotswolds made it a popular area to live during Roman times, and Great Witcombe was a particularly luxurious villa with some spectacular mosaic floors.
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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976) a.k.a. Monty
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a.k.a. ‘Monty’, was a celebrated British Army officer, best known for his leadership during the Second World War at El Alamein and in Normandy.
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Pastor Kamal Chunchie is recognised by a plaque at Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest, East India Dock Road where he began his work supporting Black, Asian and mixed-heritage people of the East End.
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Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Discover the traditions that led to the creation of this tasty annual celebration and follow Mrs Crocombe’s instructions to make your own delicious pancakes!
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LONSDALE, Kathleen (1903–1971)
Blue plaque to Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer and peace campaigner, at 19 Colenso Road, Seven Kings, IG2 7AG, in the London Borough of Redbridge.
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From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, a taste of history – in gingerbread
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, and the country’s great royal history, English Heritage has recreated 41 English monarchs – from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Queen Elizabeth II – in gingerbread form. From Queen Victoria’s short stature, to the bold three lions of Richard ‘the Lionheart’, to the grizzly fate of a headless Charles I each has been hand-iced to depict the kings and queens who have played a part in England’s story.
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Visit one of Norfolk's best and largest extant marsh mills, built to grind a constituent of cement and in use until 1948, finally pumping water to drain surrounding marshland.
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BEVAN, Aneurin 'Nye' (1897–1960) and LEE, Jennie (1904–1988)
ANEURIN 'NYE' BEVAN 1897–1960 and JENNIE LEE 1904–1988 Politicians lived here 1944–1954