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Free entry to National Trust properties throughout England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, plus discounted admission to National Trust for Scotand properties

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HISTORY CORNER

Name the Historic attraction

Name the mystery historic attraction
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British History Quiz

What took place on 15 June 1215?



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This Day in British History

19 June, 1312

Execution of Piers Gaveston

Edward II's favourite aroused such enmity among Edward's chief barons that he was seized and executed by the Earl of Lancaster, after a summary mock trial

Monarch Mayhem

This king had 16 legitimate children



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