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Linda Dawes's List: British Studies Gazetteer
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Aug 31, 11
Age estimated at 2400 BC, Location Wiltshire, UK , OS Reference SU 103 700. Type of stone Sarsen, local. Worship unknown, strongly Mother Goddess.
British Studies Lecture 2 -
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Aug 31, 11
British Studies Lecture 2
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Aug 31, 11
British Studies Lecture 2.
This hauntingly beautiful 91-hectare (255-acre) estate, with far-reaching views over the River Deben, is home to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. Walk around the ancient burial mounds and discover the incredible story of the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his treasured possessions.
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Aug 31, 11
The Sutton Hoo Society, a registered charity, was established to support the work of the Sutton Hoo Research Project, which undertook an archaeological excavation and research programme between 1983 and 1992. In part the Society's early role was guiding visitors around the excavations.
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Aug 31, 11
"We seek to promote and protect the 1200-year-old Offa's Dyke and the Offa's Dyke Path, a National Trail 177 miles long"
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Aug 31, 11
This trail is named after, and often follows, the spectacular Dyke which King Offa ordered to be constructed in the 8th century, probably to divide his Kingdom of Mercia from rival kingdoms in what is now Wales.
In its 177miles / 285 kilometres it passes through no less than eight different counties and crosses the border between England and Wales over 20 times.
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Aug 31, 11
"Find places to visit by location or by type of attraction."
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Aug 31, 11
"A tour of the visible Roman remains in the city should take in the following sites, shown on the map. These mainly consist of the remains of the city defensive wall and gates, plus some other major buildings. The outline of the defences is shown for reference."
British Studies Lecture 2, Lincoln Field trip -
Aug 31, 11
Roman Lincoln website from the Roman Britian Organisation
British Studies Lecture 2, Lincoln Field Trip -
Aug 31, 11
"The Holy Island of Lindisfarne. In 635AD St. Aidan came from Iona and chose to found his monastery on Lindisfarne. The Christian message flourished here and spread throughout the world."
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Sep 01, 11
Information about the Battle of Evesham, 1265, from the UK Battlefields Resource Centre.
British Studies Lecture 3 -
Sep 01, 11
The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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Sep 01, 11
On 14 October 1066, Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold of England at the battle of Hastings. This websites gives information about the Battle and how to visit the battlefield.
British Studies Lecture 3 -
Sep 01, 11
The present Castle is the fourth to have stood on the site since Norman times. The existing Castle was completed in the early 19th century after previous buildings suffered complete or partial destruction during the Wars of the Roses, the Civil War and a major fire in 1816.
British Studies Lecture 3, 10, 15 -
Jul 19, 11
In the early 1080s, William the Conqueror began to build a massive stone tower at the centre of his London fortress.
British Studies Lectures 3, 5 -
Sep 05, 11
Scottish History website from Learning and Teaching Scotland, funded by the Scottish Government
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Sep 06, 11
Beginning in the 4th century as one of the last and strongest of the Roman 'Saxon Shore' forts, two-thirds of whose towered walls still stand. It was the landing place of William the Conqueror's army in 1066. During the century after the Conquest a full-scale Norman castle, with a great square keep and a powerful gatehouse, was built within one corner of the fort. In the 1250s the towered bailey wall was constructed, and soon put to the test during the great siege of 1264. British Studies Lecture 3
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