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<strong>The RMS Queen Mary Gets Closer to Reopening Many Elements of the Ship as Some Key Repairs Are Underway</strong>

The City of Long Beach has begun preparation work for the installation of anticipated new boilers and heat exchangers onboard the RMS Queen Mary. T

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Dippy the Dinosaur unveiled in new Coventry residence

Dippy the Dinosaur has been unveiled in its new Coventry residence.

The city’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will be home to the 26-meter-long installation of the Diplodocus cast for the next three years.

The first visitors were able to see the model on Monday, as the free-to-visit D

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Oldest prayer beads found in Britain to go on display at Lindisfarne Priory

Britain’s earliest known prayer beads will go on display at the refurbished museum at Lindisfarne Priory this weekend.

The necklace, dating from between the 8th and 9th century and made from salmon vertebrae, was recently found

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Copies of first printed Shakespeare plays go on display in Scotland for 400th anniversary

Three copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years si

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Fishbourne Roman Palace starts brush-up for 2,000-year-old mosaics

The world-renowned mosaics at Fishbourne Roman Palace are getting a spruce-up ahead of the heritage site reopening on Saturday.

The site, near Chichester, West Sussex, is home to the largest collection of in-situ Roman mosaics in the country.

Wi

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English Heritage sees record visitor numbers at various sites in 2022

Several English Heritage sites saw record numbers of visitors in 2022, the charity has said.

Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire were among the 10 sites to see their highest visitor numbers last year.

Following the end of Covi

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English Heritage sees record visitor numbers at various sites in 2022

Several English Heritage sites saw record numbers of visitors in 2022, the charity has said.

Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire were among the 10 sites to see their highest visitor numbers last year.

Following the end of Co

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What’s On Around Britain in February 2023: Pancakes, Vikings, Museum Openings, and more!

When I started researching this month, I was surprised at how many good things are happening around Britain. After two years of cancellations due to the pandemic, a bunch

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New exhibition at Buckingham Palace to tell the story of Georgian fashion

A portrait of Queen Charlotte will be one of the highlights of a major exhibition which aims to reveal life in the 18th century through the fashions of the day.

The rarely exhibited full-length painting by Gai

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Artifacts from ancient Mediterranean civilization on show for first time in UK

More than 200 artifacts from Sardinia, Cyprus, and Crete are to go on display in an exhibition looking at the Mediterranean islands.

Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum will host the loaned items, most of which are in the UK for the fi

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Butlers trained by Prince’s Foundation bring Christmas cheer to Dumfries House

Dumfries House – the stately home rescued by the King – has been decked out for Christmas with thousands of baubles and festive lights.

The elegant decorations at the 18th-century stately home in Cumn

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