first meeting of the Gorsedd
First meeting of the Gorsedd of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Â We have to admit that the photograph is not actually of the very first meeting.
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Foyles Literary Lunches
Created by Christina Foyle (daughter of William), the first guest of honour was Lord Justice Darling who spoke to 200 at the Holborn Restaurant.  The Lunches were very successful and moved to the n...
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The Chase Royal Wedding street party
Sadly we can't find a picture on the web. Â Were you there? Â Got any snaps?
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Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. Written by the 'Separatists' who were passengers on the Mayflower. It was signed by forty-one members while the ship was anchored in what is now Pro...
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murder of 11 Israeli athletes at Munich Olympics
Early on the morning of 5th September 1972 eight members of Black September, a Palestinian terrorist organization, took hostage 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. By the end of the day all th...
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dissolution of the monasteries
In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...
Event, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion, Royalty
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War Savings Campaign
Second World War gives a good description of the story behind these plaques. Each year the fundraising was given a different focus:  Communities would have a fund-raising committee which worked wi...
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50 years of Lionism in the British Isles
Lions Clubs International were begun on 7 June 1917 in America by a Chicago businessman.  The first Lions Club in the UK was formed in London in 1950. From LionsMD105: "We are one of the largest se...
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