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Enlightenment Encyclopedie

Enlightenment encyclopedie

Did this book have a greater impact than any other during the C18th? The Encyclopedie, the work of the Enlightenment ‘Thinkers’, was an incredibly influential tool in spreading the message and the values of the Enlightenment movement

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Sinking of SS Princess Alice 1878

Passenger Ship SS Princess Alice
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series River Thames

The highest ever loss of civilian life in UK territorial waters was the sinking of the SS Princess Alice in 1878. The loss of a ship seems to resonate deeply with the people of the British Isles and this disaster caused a nation to grieve

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Royal Observer Corps Cap Badge

Royal Observer Corps Cap Badge

The Royal Observation Corps were responsible for identifying and locating enemy aircraft in the skies over Britain. The cap badge is part of the intriguing collection of military cap badges

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The Winton Doomsday

The city of Winchester was not included in the original Doomsday Book but was surveyed nearly a century later, the survey was called the Winton Doomsday

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