The Magic Circle's Centenary
15-Mar-2005
When The Magic Circle was founded in 1905, magic was enjoying a golden age. The popularity of the music halls was at its height and magicians provided welcome variety amongst...
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The Castles Definitives 1955
22-Mar-2005
Lynton Lamb (1907-77) was a well-known artist and illustrator, who exhibited some of his works at the festival of Britain in 1951, and designed the binding of the bible used at the...
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Royal Wedding
8-Apr-2005
In a simple civil ceremony, at Windsor, on Friday 8 April 2005, HRH The Prince of Wales, was married to Camilla Rosemary Parker Bowles (nee Shand). On her marriage, Mrs...
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United Kingdom World Heritage Sites
21-Apr-2005
Since 1986 26 World Heritage Sites have been established in the UK and Overseas Territories. Five are sites of great natural importance while 21 are sites of great cultural...
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Trooping The Colour
7-Jun-2005
The Sovereign's Official Birthday is celebrated on the second Saturday in June, and to mark this occasion the Household Division mounts a parade on Horse Guards that has come to be...
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The End of the War 1945-2005
5-Jul-2005
"Our hearts are full to overflowing, as are your own. Yet there is not one of us who has experienced this terrible war who does not realise that we shall feel its inevitable consequences...
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London 2012 Host City
5-Aug-2005
From July to September 2012 London has the honour of hosting the greatest and most exciting sporting show on Earth. Some 15,000 of the world's finest athletes will meet in a spirit of...
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Changing Tastes in Britain
23-Aug-2005
Britain's tolerance to humanity gave it the core of gastronomic excellence that we see today. Without crossing more that a couple of hundred metres, you can sip sake with sushi...
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