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77Popular Army, Navy and Military Pub Names in England
Pubs are a common and important feature in England's community life. And each pub has a name; many pub names are centuries old. Lot of pubs are named after famous battles, esteemed generals, or heroic admirals. Some are obvious, such as...
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88Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940
As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"
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82The Knights Templar: their London headquarters today
The Knights Templar remain fascinating to this day. And in London, you can still visit the Templars' New Temple, and see the Temple Church they built. It's still a fully-functioning parish church, and open to visitors. I am a member of Middle Temple, and therefore a parishoner of Temple Church. It's an absolutely fascinating place.
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97Living through the Blitz - how British civilians sheltered from the bombs
Within living memory, British people all over the country feared the constant rain of death that fell from the skies, day and night. This article is the story of how those brave men, women and children protected themselves from the bombs, fell victim to them, and lived their lives despite them. And how they came through the war victorious, despite the Blitz.
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84King Henry VIII and his six wives - love, marriage, and children
Every English schoolchild knows the rhyme, "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived", about, in turn, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. This article is about Henry the man - his loves, his wives, his children. Famous for having six wives, Henry is said to be the only English King to have had more wives than mistresses.
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92The sinking of the Lusitania: A survivor's story
Fannie Jane Morecroft left New York on RMS Lusitania on the 1st May 1915, bound for Liverpool. The Lusitania was one of the great Atlantic liners, which rushed to and fro across the Atlantic conveying people at speed and in luxury. Fannie was...
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91Katherine Swynford: how a Duke's Mistress became the ancestor of royalty
This article is the extraordinary story of how, in an age where rank and virtue were crucial attributes for a wife, a commoner and mistress became the first lady in England, and the mother of a Royal Dynasty.
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85Visiting England - English places associated with the Knights Templar
Everyone loved the Templars, from the Pope downwards, and their rise was spectacular. Their fall 200 years later was equally dramatic, and the Papacy was forced by the French King into dissolving them. This article looks at place in England where Templar remains survive and can be seen today.
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84Popular Religious Pub Names in England
Pubs are a ubiquitous and important part of England's social life. Each Public House has a name and a sign; lots of pub names date from centuries ago. Quite a few pubs are named after religious symbols, buildings, or Biblical quotations. This...
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