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History of the Chapter House and Pyx Chamber, Westminster Abbey

These two beautifully preserved medieval rooms, on the eastern side of the Westminster Abbey cloister, have been put to state as well as church use during and since the Middle Ages, including as a meeting place for Parliament.

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Blanche Arundell, Defender of Wardour Castle

Discover how Lady Blanche Arundell heroically led a small band of men and women in defence of her home, Old Wardour Castle, when it came under siege during the English Civil War.