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| | | | | In the Spotlight By Quill? 'n' Ink Pot As I clicked through history while watching the Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth II, I found the Queen's final resting place, the King George VI Memorial Chapel which was commissioned by the Queen herself, was part of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, this, her chosen place... | |
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historytheinterestingbits.com
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| | | | | A few days away in Kent this Easter holidays gave us the chance to visit to the wonderfully peaceful and historic St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. A Brief History Situated just outside the city walls, the Abbey was founded around AD 598 by St Augustine of Canterbury. St Augustine had been sent to England by Pope... | |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
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| | | | | Photo copyright of the The Freelance History Writer It's always an interesting exercise as an historian to contemplate the "what ifs" of history. Edward VI of England is just one of those cases. Would he have been the epitome of a Protestant humanist, ruling with a velvet touch? Or would he have become a tyrant... | |
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| | | 12215 Magna Carta, British Library Other than the Queen of England, Isabelle d'Angoulême, only two women who can be clearly identified in Magna Carta itself. Though they are not mentioned by name, they are two Scottish princesses. The older sisters of King Alexander II had been held hostage in England since 1209, when John forced... | ||
