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British HeritageThe Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th CenturyPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
In Britain as on the Continent, the Middle Ages were a golden era of monasticism that saw the flowering of grand foundations of surpassing architectural beauty. Ironically, the dawn of the English Renaissance signaled their demise.
Oscar WildePublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
One of the greatest wits of the Victorian age, Wilde fell victim to the harsh justice of his day.
John Logie Baird: Forgotten Pioneer of TelevisionPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
John Logie Baird was one of several inventors in Europe and the U.S. in a neck-and-neck race to claim the title of 'first' to develop the technology to transmit and receive moving pictures, television.
John Knox: Scottish Religious ReformerPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
John Knox has been roughly handled by posterity, leaving him a reputation that some historians argue is undeserved.
Scotland's Mysterious Rosslyn ChapelPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel captivates visitors with its elaborate 15th-century stonework and its mysterious legends.
Harry Potter's ScotlandPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Exploring the storied mountains and glens of the western Highlands with a 6-year-old would-be wizard.
Jack the RipperPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
In August of 1888, London's East End witnessed the first of many gruesome murders, forever unsolved, by the madman we know as Jack the Ripper.
Bede: England's First Great HistorianPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
England's first great historian composed his manuscripts in a cold, dimly lit cell in a Benedictine monastery.
The Many ShakespearesPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Shakespeare's plays rank among the most artistic works of literature ever created, but there is much debate about who really wrote them.
Elizabeth I: The Reality Behind the MaskPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Elizabeth I was the first English Queen to lend her name to an entire age. But in the half-century known for its pageantry and glamour, things were not always as they seemed.
Climbing Mount EverestPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Three generations of British mountaineers committed themselves to standing where no one ever had before.
When Coal was King in Wales' Rhondda ValleyPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
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The Murder of Lord DarnleyPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Amy Robsart's demise in England was paralleled by the suspicious death of Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the north.
General Sir William HowePublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Did General Sir William Howe's reluctance to crush the rebellion decide the outcome of the American Revolution?
Britain's Last Romantic Poet: Dylan ThomasPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Dylan Thomas was that contradictory writer: the Welsh poet who could neither read nor write Welsh. His parents seem to have been completely opposed in their cultural background and beliefs and produced a strangely hybrid offspring.
Francis Walsingham: Elizabethan SpymasterPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Francis Walsingham's two great hates were Spain and Mary, Queen of Scots. Spain as a threat to his country and Mary as a threat to his Queen.
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