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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
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Guy Gibson, an RAF pilot who led the ‘Dambusters’ raid, is commemorated on a blue plaque at 32 Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood.
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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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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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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.
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Aelred was abbot of Rievaulx Abbey for 20 years in the mid 12th century. A talented author, theologian, preacher and diplomat, he was also a loving and inspirational father to his monks, who called him ‘our Aelred’. His writings are still held in great esteem to this day, particularly by LGBTQ+ Christians
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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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Meadows have been a part of the English farming landscape for over a thousand years. Find out how meadows have been a constant and valuable part of agricultural and social history, and provide important historic settings for many of our sites.