History

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An artist's painting of the Mary Rose. It is a large, wooden ship with huge white sales and a St George's flaf flying at the front. The bow of another ship can be seen to the left of the Mary Rose.

Shipwrecks of the south coast and how to see them

From royal flagships to World War One frigates, centuries of history lie beneath the waters off southern England.

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Four views of a Saxon strap end. The first is a line drawing of its front, which shows a stylised animal head with a long snout and big eyes with S-shaped scrolls decorating its back, and the next three are photographs of the object from the front, side and back. It is made from copper alloy, parts of which have gone green and others are a rusty brown.

'Swanky little' Saxon belt strap end found in dig

The high status find has been discovered at a site that includes a cemetery and many industrial objects.

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John Howard with grey wig, wearing a grey jacket with red collar, under which a white dress shirt is visible. He is standing against a red background in a contemporary portrait.

Reformer 'would be disappointed' by today's prisons

John Howard's admirers are celebrating his achievements on the 300th anniversary of his birth.

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A large three-story rectangular red brick historic builidng, there are small cone shaped tree in the grounds at the front of the building

Heritage Open Days return for first time in decade

The England-wide festival will come to Wolverhampton with free events for the first time since 2016.

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A black and white image of two men with long hair laughing with their mouths open

'Out': Retracing Reading's gay liberation movement

Radio Berkshire's Phil Mercer meets activist and Reading Gay Alliance co-founder Martin Kaufman.

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An aerial view of Queen’s Gardens in Hull shows long, symmetrical lawns divided by wide pathways that converge on a central circular plaza, framed by newly planted trees. The gardens are surrounded by a mix of modern and historic buildings and the city stretching out into the distance beyond.

Section of Queen's Gardens reopens to public

A section of Queen's Gardens in Hull city centre is open to the public after years of works.

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Angel Delgadillo stands in the middle of wide street on Route 66 in a postcard-style image reading "Greetings from Route 66" (Credit: Johnny Kompar)

Meet the 98-year-old 'Angel of Route 66'

Angel Delgadillo still welcomes travellers to Seligman, Arizona – the town he fought to save when the "Mother Road" was forgotten.

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A black and white image shows a couple in the corner of a booth in a small Paris cafe with their faces close together as if they are about to kiss(Credit: Estate Brassai/ Succession Philippe Ribeyrolles)

10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris

Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.

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A black and white portrait of William Shakespeare from the title page of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery

A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.

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