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    Westminster to gain new Blue Plaque to mark work of Suffragists

    A Heritage Blue Plaque is to be installed at 22 Great Smith Street in Westminster, London to make the building’s use as the HQ of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. It was in use, mainly by the more peaceful suffragists, in the years leading up to the change in voting law in 1918.

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    100 years later – examining the curse of Tutankhamun

    As we are coming up on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, which was discovered in November 1922 by British Egyptologist and archaeologist, Howard Carter, we thought we would investigate the claims of a curse and find out more about the expedition.

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    Little known facts about bonfire night

    Remember, remember the 5th November, gunpowder treason and plot… Bonfire Night is almost here and while we all know the story of Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and the rest of the plotters, here are some things about bonfire night and fireworks that you might not know.

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    The most haunted places to visit this Halloween

    As Halloween nears ever closer, you might be wondering which of the nation’s historical attractions are the best to visit for a thrill or two. If you’re hoping to encounter some spirits in the lead up to the spookiest night of the year, here are some of the locations you should definitely visit.

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    English Heritage offer spooks and thrills this October

    English Heritage is hosting a new series of ghost story tours across five of its northern monasteries. Created in collaboration between English Heritage’s senior historians and Manchester Metropolitan University’s professor of gothic literature, the tours will use ghost stories to highlight the deeper histories of the sites that would have previously gone unheard by visitors.

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