History

Winchester Cathedral announce plans to lift the lids of historic mortuary chests

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8th February 2015
Plans have been announced by Winchester Cathedral to lift the lids of their historic mortuary chests. It is believed that the historic tombs contain the mortal remains of some of the early Royals of Wessex. The chests, which have been assessed as part of the Cathedral’s conservation work, rest in the Lady Chapel and are thought to also contain the remains of three bishops as well as a host…
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Prince Charles and David Cameron thank school pupils for their fight for red squirrels

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3rd February 2015
Pupils at a Northumberland primary school have received recognition from The Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister after they began a campaign calling for action to protect the shrinking population of red squirrels from deadly disease carrying grey squirrels. The children are pupils at The Duke’s Middle School in Alnwick. The pupil’s letters to Prince Charles and Mr Cameron were…
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Benedict Cumberbatch urges William and Kate to help pardon historic 'indecency' convictions

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30th January 2015
In an open letter to Her Majesty’s government, actor Benedict Cumberbatch has urged The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to help influence the government in pardoning around 49, 000 men who have been convicted in the past for indecency laws regarding homosexuality. Cumberbatch recently starred in The Imitation Game – the film based upon the life of Alan Turing, who, in 1952, was prosecuted…
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History

Henry VIII's gardening manual 'unearthed'

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29th January 2015
Buckingham Palace curators may have dug deep (pun intended) to find out Henry VIII may have had interest in gardening and referred to the world’s first gardening manual for inspiration. Front page of the gardening manual, c. 1490-5, showing inscription by Richard Rawson…
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Prince Charles: "Climate Change Agreement, the New Magna Carta"

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28th January 2015
Prince Charles attended The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit meeting on Forests, Climate Change and Development at the British Academy in London on Monday. The Prince has asked the international community to act on climate change before it becomes an irreparable condition. He noted the climate change agreement, set for launch in December by the UNVCCC in Paris, should “be…
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