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The legacy of Queen Victoria

WEBQueen Victoria's legacy and her name became synonymous with the many positive events that took place at the time. Artists, writers, and poets flourished, many …

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Celebrating Edward Jenner, the founder of immunology

WEBBorn in the Gloucestershire village of Berkeley, Edward Jenner (1749-1823) decided early in life to follow medicine. He was apprenticed at age 13 to a surgeon near …

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The life of Winston Churchill's beloved wife Clementine

WEB3. Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. On their first meeting, after being asked to be introduced to the beautiful young woman who had caught his eye, …

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Handel and his Messiah British Heritage

WEBGeorge Frideric Handel, gave his last performance of Messiah on April 6, 1759, at Covent Garden. Returning home from conducting, he took to his bed. His health had not been …

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Escape London city to the calm of Hampstead

WEBJust a few Underground stops from the West End, heath and village are a world apart. H undreds of years ago Londoners flocked to Hampstead, then a rural …

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Is this Queen Elizabeth II's secret to good health

WEBThe Queen is also partial to a tipped at lunchtime too, according to her former chef Darren McGrady, who says Her Majesty enjoys a gin and Dubonnet (a …

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The life and times of Jane Austen

WEBJane Austen lived from 1775 until 1817, a span of four decades that saw significant changes in English social, political, and economic life. At the time her birth, …

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Facts about Britain's Princess Alexandra

WEBThe Princess is President of Alexandra Rose Charities, founded in 1912 by King Edward VII's wife Queen Alexandra initially to raise money for hospitals through the …

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The King travels with her own blood

WEBSpeaking to Yahoo's The Royal Box in 2019, royal expert Duncan Larcombe said: "If it’s the Queen on tour, the royal physician is with them with a bag full of their …

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The journeys of Celia Fiennes through 17th-century England

WEBEly. Her journeys included visits to the numerous 'spaws' of 17th-century England: Bath, of course, as well as Epsom, Hampstead, Tunbridge, and Dulwich. Celia …

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The art of William Heath Robinson

WEBWilliam Heath Robinson was born on 31st May 1872 and, along with his two brothers, seemed destined to follow in his father’s line of work. Thomas Robinson …

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Facts about Kate Middleton, Duchess Catherine of Cambridge!

WEBCatherine, Princess of Wales was born on Jan 9, 1982. A member of the British royal family, her husband, Prince William, Prince of Wales, is first in the line of …

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Prince Philip's secret to good health

WEBWell, for a start, Philip is said to enjoy a healthy diet cooked with the best ingredients possible. Scrambled eggs, haddock, and omelettes with bacon are …

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William Booth and the story of the Salvation Army

WEBCaricature of William Booth, founder of Salvation Army - stock photo. Booth's approach to religion was instinctive rather than intellectual, and he had little time …

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Queen under 'medical supervision', doctors concerned

WEBToday Buckingham Palace has released a statement informing the public that Queen Elizabeth is under medical supervision following advice from her doctors. …

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John Logie Baird

WEBproclaimed Sir John Reith, first Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation, describing John Logie Baird's 1926 invention: television. Reith also …

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On This Day: Dr David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and …

WEBBorn on 19 March 1813, and brought up, the second of seven children, in a single room in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, he started work as a piecer in the local cotton mill at the …

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Dame Goodheart, Royal Jubilees and Rare Things in the Gallery

WEB[/caption] DVD Happy and Glorious: The Royal Wedding and the Coronation, The Royal Collection, Yesteryear, Leatherhead, Surrey, £9.99.. THE RECENT WELL …

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Princess Diana's legacy

WEBDiana's legacy through her children. Perhaps nowhere is Diana’s legacy more keenly felt than in the charity initiative William, Harry and Kate have joined forces to …

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Does Queen Elizabeth weigh her guests

WEB2. Queen Elizabeth. It was to be used for the Royal Family to weigh themselves both before and after Christmas dinner. Yes, you read that right! In what is …

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