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War And The Mind: A New Exhibition At Imperial War Museum london

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The Imperial War Museum London in Southwark put on incredible, regular and large-scale, free exhibitions. From the 27th September 2024 until the 27th April 2025 you can visit their new exhibition called War and the Mind, all about the psychological aspects of warfare: why we go to war, how leader’s justify it, how those that […]

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The History Of The Order Of St John In Clerkenwell

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Walk down St John’s Lane in Clerkenwell and at the end of the street you will see a impressive gatehouse. Incongruous to its surroundings, it looks almost as if it has been transported out of a medieval world.  This was once the Southern entranceway to the Clerkenwell Priory, the English Headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller.

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Ten Secrets Of Hampton Court Palace

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Hampton Court Palace is one of London’s most historic locations. The place just oozes with history.  I was delighted recently to be taken on a tour of the palace by Daniel Jackson, head of historic buildings at Historic Royal Palaces. He showed me lots of the little details and secrets that many visitors miss. I have

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