Archive for: May 2015
The eagerly awaited second half of Sam Kinchin-Smith’s rundown of some of the most inspiring women from the histories of our places includes a philosopher, a royal mistress and the architect of the modern state of Iraq.
There are five stories here – if you missed part one you can read it her...
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Food historian, cook, broadcaster and writer Annie Gray specialises in the history of food and dining in Britain from the 1600’s to the present day. Here she takes us through the unlikely origins of the burger in Britain...
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After a £1.7 million restoration, Eltham Palace and Gardens in Greenwich reopened on 3 April 2015 with five new and intriguing rooms for you to explore. Jemma Edwards, a conservator currently working on revealing the original 1930s hand painted decorative scheme in the Map Room introduces us to w...
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With the general election imminent, Howard Spencer looks at some of the past political personalities of note who have been celebrated with a blue plaque in London...
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