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A history of Beeston Castle, built by Ranulf of Chester in the 1220s on a rocky crag, incorporating part of an Iron Age hillfort.
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Probably built in the late 11th century by Edward of Salisbury, sheriff of Wiltshire, and much improved in the 13th century by King John and his son Henry III, Ludgershall Castle was frequently used as a royal hunting lodge.
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The Avebury World Heritage Site
The area around Avebury contains an extraordinary cluster of monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. This unique landscape forms part of the UNESCO Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, reflecting its international importance.
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7 ‘magic potions’ grown by medieval monks
Step aside Harry Potter – our monks' garden at Mount Grace Priory is like a real-life version of a Hogwarts herbology classroom.
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A history of Easby Abbey, one of Britain's best-preserved Premonstratensian monasteries.
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Thomas Becket, Henry II and Dover Castle
On 29 December 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury was murdered in his cathedral by four of Henry II’s knights. Ten years later, Henry II embarked on a massive rebuilding of Dover Castle. How were his actions, and Becket’s murder, connected?
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Test your knowledge of the Battle of Hastings with our 20 Questions Quiz.