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HISTORY CORNER
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
British History Quiz
This Saxon leader resisted the Norman invasion from a base in the fens near present-day Ely
Clue
He was known as 'The Exile' and 'The Outlaw' during his lifetime
This Day in British History
26 May, 1676
Fire of Southwark
Ten years after the devastating Great Fire of London, this blaze sweeps along the south bank of the Thames, burning 625 houses
Monarch Mayhem
This queen's reign saw the union of England and Scotland in 1707
Clue
She followed her sister and brother-in-law to the throne
Another clue
She was followed by George I