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Passchendaele: WW1 battle centenary commemorated

Passchendaele, the Battle of the Somme, world war, WW1

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Descendants of British soldiers who fought in the battle will be offered free tickets to the commemorations. About 325,000 Allied troops and 260,000 Germans died in the battle. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said it was important to remember the "horrors"...

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Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest faces fracking threat

fraking, Robin Hood, Sherwood forest

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The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by Ineos. The chemical multinational, which relocated its headquarters back...

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How long was the Hundred Years' War?

Hundred Years' War, HYW

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The series of intermittent conflicts between France and England that took place during the 14th and 15th centuries wasn’t classified as the “Hundred Years’ War” until 1823. Traditionally, the war is said to have begun in 1337 when Philip VI attempted...

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La Sociale

Beveridge, la sécurité sociale, social security, Thatcher, welfare state

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The location of King Arthur’s legendary Camelot discovered?

Camelot, Cornwall, King Arthur, Tintagel

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A retired professor claims he has finally discovered the location of King Arthur’s legendary Camelot – on the outskirts of Huddersfield. The location of the castle has been the subject of thousands of years of rumour and speculation. Even the existence...

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monarchy, symbols of power

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Medieval monarchs are remembered as powerful rulers, with a tyrannical control of land, nobles, and riches. They were strong figures, in control of their realm and their lives. However, medieval rulers also existed in a daily display of that power and...

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Mass Burial of Black Death victims discovered in England

Black Death

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A mass burial of 48 bodies, known to be victims of the Black Death, has been discovered at the site of a 14th-century monastery hospital at Thornton Abbey in England. Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield revealed the skeletons, 27 of which...

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Viceroy's House (trailer)

India, Pakistan, partition

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About the partition of India

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Abdication

abdication, monarchy, wallis simpson

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King George V didn’t have high hopes for his eldest son. “After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 months,” the British monarch ominously predicted of his womanizing heir apparent. As it turned out, King Edward VIII only required 11 months...

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The face of Robert the Bruce, the father of Scottish independence

Robert the Bruce, Scotland

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The heavy-set face of Robert the Bruce, the father of Scottish independence, has re-emerged from the shadows nearly 700 years after his death. Facial reconstruction experts at Liverpool John Moores University have released 3D digital images of the Scottish...

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