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Lost site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry is DISCOVERED after 900 years: Archaeologists pinpoint the residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England

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The famous, rambunctious feast scene in the Bayeux Tapestry, two years before King Harold was brutally killed at the Battle of Hastings, has been located by archaeologists.

Ignored by thousands and used as an ashtray... but do YOU know the incredible story of London's bollards?

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The bollard next to Southwark Bridge in London is actually an old French cannon dating back to the late 18th Century, likely taken from ships that fought in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Ethiopia demands King Charles and British Army give back 'sacred' artefacts which were 'looted' during war 150 years ago

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The precious items have been held in Britain since being seized at the Battle of Magdala in 1868 but now the African nation's government wants them back.

Friends in Youth by Minoo Dinshaw review – parallel lives in England’s civil war

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a story from The Guardian › International

A clear-eyed look at two friends who took pivotal roles in the war that split the nation

At the Battle of Edgehill in 1642 , King Charles I numbered Edward Hyde , a short, paunchy lawyer with no aptit…

Battle to stop super prison: Villagers launch legal bid to challenge Angela Rayner's decision to force through plans for a 1,700 capacity jail on green belt land

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The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary approved the building of a jail holding 1,700 prisoners near Chorley in Lancashire.

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The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor review – the tragic lives of Richard II and Henry IV

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A rich and vivid history of the Plantagenet cousins and rivals for the English throne

‘Richard II tried first being a Good King and then a Bad King without enjoying either very much. Then being told h…

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