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    The best historic houses to visit near London

    The best historic houses to visit near London

    Looking for the perfect day trip? We've compiled a list of the loveliest historic houses to visit near London

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    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Polesden Lacey

    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Polesden Lacey

    Surrey stately home Polesden Lacey was once a top spot for royal honeymoons, and is still one of the most visited properties of the National Trust

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    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Ham House

    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Ham House

    Just beyond Richmond, visitors can step back in time for a taste of seventeenth-century luxury

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    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Strawberry Hill House

    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Strawberry Hill House

    For an intriguing day out that's as gothic as it is stately, head to Greater London's Strawberry Hill

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    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Waddesdon Manor

    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Waddesdon Manor

    Buckinghamshire's Waddesdon Manor is a High Victorian masterpiece in the style of a French Chateau, built and owned by the Rothschild family.

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    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Red House

    Best Historic Houses to Visit: Red House

    Venture south of Bexley Heath to find an oasis of garden design and historic architecture at Red House

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    Should we remove our offensive statues?

    Revere or Remove? The battle over statues, heritage and history panel discussion, Emmanuel Centre

    On 14 May 18

    Eminent historians and thinkers engage in discussion about the controversy surrounding statues of problematic historical figures.

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    25 Aug 17 – 25 Feb 19

    Detroit is a harsh, uneasy thriller by one of the genre's best directors

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    An ensemble cast of star writers and performers debate Intelligence Squared’s the great battle of the queens.

    Intelligence Squared – Great Battle of the queens

    On 30 Jan 17

    Who will win the day? Fiona Shaw joins an ensemble cast of star writers and performers in the battle of the great queens

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    We try to review an almost un-reviewable film: The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation film review ★★★★★

    09 Dec 16 – 09 Feb 17

    For director, writer, and star Nate Parker, The Birth of a Nation was a personal project that became a troubled and controversial one

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    Revolution: New Art for a New World film review

    Revolution: New Art for a New World film review ★★★★★

    10 Nov 16 – 10 Nov 17

    New Art for a New World brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life in this entrancing art historical documentary

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    We review Bedlam: the Asylum and Beyond, Wellcome Collection

    Bedlam, Wellcome Collection review ★★★★★

    15 Sep 16 – 15 Jan 17

    'The Asylum and Beyond': Wellcome Bedlam exhibition to explore how our notions of madness have changed over the centuries

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    Free State of Jones review

    Free State of Jones film review ★★★★★

    09 Sep 16 – 09 Nov 16

    New Matthew Mcconaughey movie Free State of Jones is like a double History lesson on a Friday afternoon

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    Sunken Cities review, British Museum

    We review Sunken Cities, British Museum ★★★★★

    19 May 16 – 27 Nov 16

    We review Sunken Cities, the British Museum's triumphant spring show

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    Grand Medieval Joust, Eltham Palace and Gardens

    Grand Medieval Joust, Eltham Palace and Gardens

    18 Jun 16 – 19 Jun 16

    Discover our brutal history of jousting at Eltham Palace this June

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Sicily review, The British Museum

    The British Museum, Sicily: Culture and Conquest review ★★★★★

    21 Apr 16 – 14 Aug 16

    An historical, old fashioned yet pleasurable treasure trove: we review 'Sicily: Culture and Conquest', writes Ella Cory Wright

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    Kids 

    London Night Owls, Museum of London

    London Night Owls, Museum of London

    On 19 Mar 16

    London Night Owls are opening the doors of the Museum of London for two special after dark kids' events

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    Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2016

    RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2016

    05 Jul 16 – 10 Jul 16

    The world's biggest annual flower show returns in a riot of colour at Hampton Court Palace this summer

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    Spotlight review

    Spotlight movie review ★★★★★ "Lets the scandal speak for itself"

    29 Jan 16 – 31 Mar 16

    New American movie Spotlight tells of the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal, and stars Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams

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    New Europe 1600 – 1815 Galleries, V&A

    Europe 1600 – 1815, V&A review ★★★★★

    09 Dec 15 – 31 Jan 19

    High art and lowlives: the V&A's enchanting new galleries bring 17th Century Europe to life

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    Hoards, British Museum

    Hoards: The Hidden History of Ancient Britain, British Museum

    03 Dec 15 – 22 May 16

    Who can resist buried treasure? British Museum present an exhibition of ancient hoards

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    Tried and Tested

    Visual Arts 

    Julia Margaret Cameron, V&A

    Julia Margaret Cameron, V&A ★★★★★

    28 Nov 15 – 21 Feb 16

    REVIEW: Julia Margaret Cameon's bicentary is celebrated with an outstanding exhibition of fanciful portraits

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Artist and Empire, Tate Britain

    Artist and Empire, Tate Britain ★★★★★

    25 Nov 15 – 10 Apr 16

    REVIEW: Tate Britain's 'Artist and Empire' exhibition skirts around the issue of British Colonialism

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Jean-Etienne Liotard, Royal Academy

    Jean-Etienne Liotard, Royal Academy ★★★★★

    24 Oct 15 – 31 Jan 16

    REVIEW: Royal Academy Liotard exhibition celebrates the theatrical society portraitist that made a name dressing in Oriental costume

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    The Russian Woodpecker

    The Russian Woodpecker documentary review ★★★★★

    20 Nov 15 – 31 Jan 16

    Chad Gracia's conspiracy documentary The Russian Woodpecker won the Grand Jury Prize in its category at Sundance – we can see why.

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    Visual Arts 

    EH Shepard, House of Illustration

    EH Shepard, House of Illustration ★★★★★

    09 Oct 15 – 10 Jan 16

    House of Illustration reveals Winnie the Pooh illustrator EH Shepard's dark drawings of trenches and war

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Goya: The Portraits, National Gallery

    Goya: The Portraits, National Gallery ★★★★★

    07 Oct 15 – 10 Jan 16

    Portraiture from one of the finest Spanish artists at the National Gallery: Goya’s sitters come to life in this highly anticipated 2015 exhibition

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    The War of the Roses

    REVIEW: The War of the Roses, The Rose Theatre Kingston ★★★★★

    16 Sep 15 – 31 Oct 15

    Trevor Nunn brings Shakespeare's histories to life with epic drama in this engrossing triliogy of plays

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    Kids 

    Celts: art and identity, British Museum

    REVIEW: Celts: art and identity, British Museum ★★★★★

    24 Sep 15 – 31 Jan 16

    British Museum London unveils spectacular Celtic artwork for major exhibition that rewrites the barbarian history

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  • We love

    We love

    Visual Arts 

    Julia Margaret Cameron, Science Museum

    Julia Margaret Cameron: Influence and Intimacy, Science Museum

    24 Sep 15 – 28 Mar 16

    Science Museum celebrates visionary photographer Julia Margaret Cameron with a fantastic show of powerful portraits

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    Kids 

    Churchill War Rooms

    Churchill War Rooms

    23 Sep 15 – 23 Sep 16

    History buffs listen up! Travel back in time to Churchill's secret HQ at the Churchill War Rooms London

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