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WARWICK – Warwick Castle – Rose GardenWarwick Castle ranks amongst the most popular of all Britain's many historic attractions due to its size, picturesque location and turbulent history. The castle was created as a fortification in AD 914, to protect the small hilltop settlement [...]
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WARWICK – Warwick Castle – The Dragon SlayerDragon Slayer is a captivating, immersive live show for the whole family; it really has to be seen to be believed! Fearless fire joust with thrilling stunts A twilight horse-led lantern procession to the Castle courtyard Spectacular projection [...]
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WARWICK – Warwick Castle – The Falconers Quest – EagleThe UK’s biggest Bird of Prey show - The Falconer’s Quest starts in April 2019. It will be the UK’s largest display of avian adventure, coupling a riveting storyline and live action with amazing aerial feats by a wide array of birds of prey ra [...]
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WINDSOR – The Legoland Windsor Resort – The Boy KnightWhich child does not dream of becoming a knight, an explorer, a test driver or a pilot and entering into a fascinating world of adventure? At the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort there are over 55 rides and attractions where children can fly through t [...]
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WINDSOR – The Legoland Windsor Resort – The PrincessLegoland Windsor Resort is a kids theme park located in Berkshire, England. It opened in the year 1996, but operated earlier as Windsor Safari Park (since 1969). The park is owned by Merlin Entertainments and currently boasts of 55 rides and a [...]
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WOODSTOCK – Blenheim Palace – Malborough CrestBlenheim Palace, near Oxford, stands in a romantic park created by the famous landscape gardener 'Capability' Brown. It was presented by the English nation to John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his victory in 1704 ove [...]
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WOODSTOCK – Blenheim Palace – North DoorBlenheim Palace is a monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace [...]
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WOODSTOCK – Blenheim Palace – West FrontThe palace is named for the 1704 Battle of Blenheim, and thus ultimately after Blindheim (also known as Blenheim) in Bavaria. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his military triumphs agains [...]
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WOODSTOCK – Blenheim Palace – Winston ChurchillDesigned in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. It is unique in its combined use as a family home, mausoleum and national monument. The palace i [...]
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YORK – Great Western Railway CompanyThe Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 183 [...]
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YORK – The Second Seal of the City of YorkA seal for the recognizance of statute merchant debts was granted to York by the Statute of Acton Burnel (1283). Like the seals of other cities possessing the right bestowed by that Statute the York seal was of two pieces, the larger kept by t [...]
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YORK – The Southern Railway Company – Incorporated 1923The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent. The railway was formed by [...]
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YORK – York Dungeon – George II ShillingHalf-Crown of George II, 1746. The inscription reads GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA (George II by the Grace of God). The word LIMA under the king's head signifies that the coin was struck from silver seized from the Spanish treasure fleet off Lima, Pe [...]
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YORK – Midland and Scottish Railway CompanyThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four. The companies merg [...]
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