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Weapons the Normans used in The Battle of Hastings

You know that The Battle of Hastings was a bloody fight between the Normans and the Saxons, but how exactly were the Normans armed?

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Follow the Roman road, explore the Fosse Way

Follow the Roman road, explore the Fosse Way

Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall

Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall

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Surprising nicknames The Royals use with each other

Surprising nicknames The Royals use with each other

Five of the lesser-known British Royals

Five of the lesser-known British Royals

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On this day: Buster’s infamous Great Train Robbery took place in 1963

On this day: Buster’s infamous Great Train Robbery took place in 1963

England’s Great Train Robbery was a complex heist carried out by a gang of 15 men, but only one among them was the subject of a film—Ronald ‘Buster’ Edwards.

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Pretty Pembrokeshire - the Welsh village with something for everyone

Pretty Pembrokeshire - the Welsh village with something for everyone

Sunshine or showers, there’s always lots to see and do in Pembrokeshire, on the Welsh coast.

5 Things you didn't know about Meghan Markle on her birthday

5 Things you didn't know about Meghan Markle on her birthday

Here's some fun facts about Meghan Markle on her birthday!

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King coal's castles - touring the castles of South Wales

King coal's castles - touring the castles of South Wales

From Cardiff to Castle Coch the most stunning historic castles to explore in South Wales.

Yonder the Isle of Wight!

Yonder the Isle of Wight!

The Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times.

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Topiary gardens of Britain - on the cutting edge

Topiary gardens of Britain - on the cutting edge

The ancient history of clipped bushes and hedges and where to see topiary gardens at their best in Britain.

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Happy Birthday: The wonderful legacy of Beatrix Potter, author of "Peter Rabbit"

Happy Birthday: The wonderful legacy of Beatrix Potter, author of "Peter Rabbit"

Beatrix Potter is best known as the author and illustrator of much-loved children’s stories, but her legacy also includes research of scientific note and preservation of vast tracts of rural landscape. 

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A visit to Otley Hall - the birthplace of the Virginia Company

A visit to Otley Hall - the birthplace of the Virginia Company

Here in the early 16th-century moated manor house, dreams of a permanent English colony in America took shape, and the Virginia Company was born.

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The British community inside the Ruhleben Prison Camp

The British community inside the Ruhleben Prison Camp

British citizens in Germany at the onset of WWI soon found themselves in the Ruhleben prison camp.

History
The day Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII

The day Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII

Friday 13th, a day that sends shivers down everyone's spine, and is known for bringing bad luck. Even to the Royal Family and never more so than during World War II, in 1940.

Last surviving pilot of Battle of Britain against Nazis honored at Irish Veterans Day celebrations

Last surviving pilot of Battle of Britain against Nazis honored at Irish Veterans Day celebrations

The Irish Air Corps celebrated a special centenary Veterans Day in Dublin and paid tribute to Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the last known Battle of France and Battle of Britain pilot.

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Everything you need to know about Prince George on his birthday!

Everything you need to know about Prince George on his birthday!

Prince George turns 9 today. Here's everything you need to know about the young prince.

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