The UK's 6 'richest seaside villages' home to 'remote' beach and a prison - full list
UK Beach Guide rates Isle of Grain’s beach as three stars. It adds: “Despite being less than 30 miles from the centre of ...
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Drake's water supply uncovered in Plymouth centre
Archaeologists from contractors AC Archaeology are photographing the Elizabethan leat and creating ... factory which provided sails for the Royal Navy. The leat was replaced in the early 1800s ...
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Fascinating discovery as Armada Way works uncover Sir Francis Drake's leat
A leat commissioned by none other than Plymouth's own privateer and Elizabethan sailing legend ... to the site also produced sails for the Royal Navy. Part of the massive Armada Way Regeneration ...
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Proudly South African fashion takes centre stage at Sona
The State of the Nation Address featured a dazzling display of local fashion, with Nomvula Mokonyane leading the pack in stunning attire.
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How the Tudor dynasty shaped modern Britain
By 1540 the navy has 45. He also builds the first naval ... Poor laws are introduced to help. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 requires each parish to provide for the 'lame, impotent, old and ...
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Around The WI: Benson
BENSON MEMBERS came back together for the first meeting of the new year with an invitation to hold it at Benson House Care ...
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The 25 best historical fiction books to take a journey back in time
Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan ... to working in a grand estate, to sailing in the navy, to fighting on the battlefields, Mary has not had a simple life, but her ...