Relic Wars: collecting cultural monuments
The friezes were hacked off by Lord Elgin 200 years ago and have become a central part of the British museum’s antiquities collection.
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Shakespeare’s Birthday
This year marks the 450th birthday of the old bard…better known as William Shakespeare who was born in 1564 and went on to transform the Elizabethan stage with his works, becoming Britain’s national poet and the world’s most performed and translated playwright.
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The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli campaign was a bloody WW1 campaign which took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from February 1915 to January 1916. Though the Allied position was damaged following defeat, the Gallipoli campaign is today recognised as a crucial event in history which left a large impression on the World Order.
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Rock of Ages: Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a mysterious, awe inspiring monument about four miles from Amesbury. The Wiltshire countryside is steeped in history, and Stonehenge is the most important and enigmatic of all the stone age sites in England.
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British Explorers: The Mausoleum of Sir Richard Burton
The Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton (pictured above) is a Grade II listed tent-shaped mausoleum of Carrara marble and Forest of Dean stone in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake located in London.
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