Colchester, the Glossary
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353 relations: A12 road (England), A120 road, Acheulean, Actual Radio, Albert Hall, Colchester, Aldershot, Alfred Lungley, Ali Carter, Allegorical sculpture, Anglian stage, Anglo-Saxons, Ann Taylor (poet), Annales Cambriae, Anne Schwegmann-Fielding, Anno Domini, Anorexia nervosa, Archbishop of York, Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Arriva Colchester, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Association football, Asterix, Asterix in Britain, Astronomer Royal, Augustinians, Avignon, Bailiff, Baize, Balkerne Gate, Baron Colchester, Battle of Camlann, BBC East, BBC Essex, Ben Foakes, Benedictines, Bernard Mason, Biblical Magi, Black Death, Blur (band), Bob Russell (British politician), Botolph of Thorney, Boudica, Brightlingsea, Britannia, British Forces Broadcasting Service, Bronze Age, Burgess (title), Camelot, Camulodunum, ... Expand index (303 more) »
- Cities in the East of England
- Colchester (town)
- Market towns in Essex
- Ports and harbours of Essex
- Roman legionary fortresses in England
- Towns in Essex
- Trading posts of the Hanseatic League
- Unparished areas in Essex
A12 road (England)
The A12 is a major road in Eastern England.
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A120 road
The A120 is an A-road in England, which runs between Puckeridge in Hertfordshire and Harwich in Essex.
Acheulean
Acheulean (also Acheulian and Mode II), from the French after the type site of Saint-Acheul, is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by the distinctive oval and pear-shaped "hand axes" associated with Homo erectus and derived species such as Homo heidelbergensis.
Actual Radio
Actual Radio, Colchester is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Colchester & North East Essex in the United Kingdom. Colchester and Actual Radio are Colchester (town).
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Albert Hall, Colchester
The Albert Hall is a commercial building in the High Street, Colchester, Essex, England.
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Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England.
Alfred Lungley
Alfred Herbert Lungley, GC (1905–1989) was a British soldier of the Royal Artillery who distinguished himself during rescue efforts after the Quetta earthquake of 1935.
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Ali Carter
Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player.
Allegorical sculpture
Allegorical sculpture are sculptures of personifications of abstract ideas as in allegory.
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Anglian stage
The Anglian Stage is the name used in the British Isles for a middle Pleistocene glaciation.
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
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Ann Taylor (poet)
Ann Gilbert (née Taylor; 30 January 1782 – 20 December 1866) was an English poet and literary critic.
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Annales Cambriae
The (Latin for Annals of Wales) is the title given to a complex of Latin chronicles compiled or derived from diverse sources at St David's in Dyfed, Wales.
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Anne Schwegmann-Fielding
Anne Schwegmann-Fielding (born 1967) is a British sculptor and mosaic artist, who has been producing artworks made from recycled materials since the early 1990s.
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Anno Domini
The terms anno Domini. (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
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Archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury.
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Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895.
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Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army.
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Arriva Colchester
Arriva Colchester Arriva Colchester Limited formerly Burton's Coaches Limited (formerly Network Colchester) is a bus company operating services around Colchester.
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 Viking fantasy action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Asterix
Asterix (Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois, "Asterix the Gaul") (also known as Asterix and Obelix in some adaptations or The Adventures of Asterix) is a comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors (including the titular hero Asterix) who adventure around the world and fight the odds of the Roman Republic, with the aid of a magic potion, during the era of Julius Caesar, in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars.
Asterix in Britain
Asterix in Britain (Astérix chez les Bretons, "Asterix in the land of the Britons") is the eighth in the Asterix comic book series.
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Astronomer Royal
Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.
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Augustinians
Augustinians are members of several religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo.
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Avignon
Avignon (Provençal or Avignoun,; Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.
Bailiff
A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.
Baize
Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, similar in texture to felt, but more durable.
Balkerne Gate
Balkerne Gate is a Roman gateway in Colchester (the former Camulodunum).
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Baron Colchester
Baron Colchester, of Colchester in the County of Essex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Battle of Camlann
The Battle of Camlann (Gwaith Camlan or Brwydr Camlan) is the legendary final battle of King Arthur, in which Arthur either died or was fatally wounded while fighting either alongside or against Mordred, who also perished.
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BBC East
BBC East is one of BBC's English Regions covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and parts of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (including the City of Milton Keynes).
BBC Essex
BBC Essex is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Essex.
Ben Foakes
Benjamin Thomas Foakes (born 15 February 1993) is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team.
Benedictines
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.
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Bernard Mason
Bernard Mason OBE (12 September 1895 – 29 April 1981) was a prominent Colchester businessman and philanthropist who was born in Ipswich but lived his whole life in Colchester.
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Biblical Magi
In Christianity, the Biblical Magi (or; singular), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him.
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Black Death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353.
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Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988.
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Bob Russell (British politician)
Sir Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946) is a former Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1997 to 2015.
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Botolph of Thorney
Botolph of Thorney (also called Botolph, Botulph or Botulf; later known as Saint Botolph; died around 680) was an English abbot and saint.
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Boudica
Boudica or Boudicca (from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as italics) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. Colchester and Brightlingsea are ports and harbours of Essex and towns in Essex.
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Britannia
Britannia is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield.
British Forces Broadcasting Service
The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Burgess (title)
Burgess was a British title used in the medieval and early modern period to designate someone of the burgher class.
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Camelot
Camelot is a legendary castle and court associated with King Arthur.
Camulodunum
Camulodunum (camvlodvnvm), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. Colchester and Camulodunum are coloniae (Roman), former national capitals and roman legionary fortresses in England.
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Camulus
Camulus or Camulos is a Celtic deity who was identified with Mars via interpretatio romana.
Canterbury
Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. Colchester and Canterbury are coloniae (Roman).
Cardiff
Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.
Castle Park Cricket Ground
Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English cricket ground in Colchester.
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Castra
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (castra) was a military-related term.
Catuvellauni
The Catuvellauni (Common Brittonic: *Catu-wellaunī, "war-chiefs") were a Celtic tribe or state of southeastern Britain before the Roman conquest, attested by inscriptions into the 4th century.
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Cavalier
The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.
Celts
The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.
Charles Gray (Colchester MP)
Charles Gray FRS (baptised 20 September 1696 in Colchester, Essex, England – 12 December 1782) was a lawyer, antiquary and Tory Member of Parliament for Colchester.
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Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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Charles Lucas
Sir Charles Lucas, 1613 to 28 August 1648, was a professional soldier from Essex, who served as a Royalist cavalry leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Charles Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher.
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Chelmsford
Chelmsford is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. Colchester and Chelmsford are cities in the East of England, former civil parishes in Essex, former national capitals, towns in Essex and Unparished areas in Essex.
Chibanian
The Chibanian, more widely known as Middle Pleistocene (its previous informal name), is an age in the international geologic timescale or a stage in chronostratigraphy, being a division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes (Crestien de Troies; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail.
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Chris Morris (satirist)
Christopher J. Morris (born 15 June 1962) is an English comedian, radio presenter, actor, and filmmaker.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of St Leonard at the Hythe, Colchester
The Church of St Leonard at the Hythe is a redundant Anglican church in Hythe, Colchester, Essex, England.
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Churches in Colchester
Colchester in Essex, England, has a number of notable churches.
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City of Colchester
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester. Colchester and city of Colchester are borough of Colchester and cities in the East of England.
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City status in the United Kingdom
City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.
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Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a seaside town and resort in the county of Essex, on the east coast of England. Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea are towns in Essex and Unparished areas in Essex.
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Closing Time (Doctor Who)
"Closing Time" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 24 September 2011.
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Coat of arms of Colchester City Council
The coat of arms of Colchester City Council is the coat of arms granted to Colchester City Council (then Colchester Borough Council), which is the local authority for the district of Colchester, Essex, England. Colchester and coat of arms of Colchester City Council are Colchester (town).
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Coel Hen
Coel (Old Welsh: Coil), also called Coel Hen (Coel the Old) and King Cole, is a figure prominent in Welsh literature and legend since the Middle Ages.
Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Colchester is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Pam Cox, of the Labour party.
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Colchester Academy
Colchester Academy, formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex specialising in English and Health Sciences.
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Colchester Arts Centre
The Colchester Arts Centre, is an arts centre in Colchester, Essex, which is located in a former Church of England parish church, the church of Saint Mary-at-the-Walls, a name derived from its proximity to the Roman town walls.
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Colchester Castle
Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century.
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Colchester Community Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the JobServe Community Stadium, is a football stadium in Colchester, England.
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Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester County High School for Girls is a selective girls' grammar school with academy status in Colchester, Essex.
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Colchester Garrison
Colchester Garrison is a major garrison located in Colchester in the county of Essex, eastern England. Colchester and Colchester Garrison are Colchester (town).
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Colchester High School
Colchester High School is a coeducational independent school located in Colchester in Essex, England.
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Colchester Institute
Colchester Institute is a large provider of further and higher education based in the city of Colchester.
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Colchester power station
Colchester power station supplied electricity to the city of Colchester, Essex, England and the surrounding area from 1900 to 1960.
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Colchester railway station
Colchester railway station (also known as Colchester North or simply North Station by residents) is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, and is the primary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex.
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a state-funded grammar school in Colchester, Essex.
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Colchester Sixth Form College
The Sixth Form College, Colchester is a sixth form college in Colchester, England.
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Colchester Town F.C.
Colchester Town Football club was an amateur football club based in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Colchester Town Hall
Colchester Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Colchester Town railway station
Colchester Town railway station (formerly St Botolph's) is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex.
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Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England.
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Colchester Zoo
Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England.
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Cologne
Cologne (Köln; Kölle) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Colchester and Cologne are coloniae (Roman).
Colonia (Roman)
A Roman colonia (coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it. Colchester and colonia (Roman) are coloniae (Roman).
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Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman colony in the Rhineland from which the city of Cologne, now in Germany, developed. Colchester and Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium are coloniae (Roman).
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Constantine the Great
Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
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Constantius Chlorus
Flavius Valerius Constantius (– 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was a Roman emperor from 305 to 306.
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Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Suffolk in 1991.
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Crispin Bonham-Carter
Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English actor, theatre director, and educator.
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Cunobeline
Cunobeline or Cunobelin (Common Brittonic: *Cunobelinos, "Dog-Strong"), also known by his name's Latin form italic, was a king in pre-Roman Britain from about to about Malcolm Todd (2004),.
Cuthbert Alport
Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Baron Alport, (22 March 1912 – 28 October 1998), was a Conservative Party politician, minister, and life peer. Colchester and Cuthbert Alport are borough of Colchester and Colchester (town).
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Cymbeline
Cymbeline, also known as The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early historical Celtic British King Cunobeline.
Daily Gazette (Colchester)
The Daily Gazette, often known as the Colchester Gazette, is a local daily newspaper covering the north-east Essex area of England. Colchester and daily Gazette (Colchester) are Colchester (town).
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Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (born 23 March 1968) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer from Whitechapel, London.
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Danelaw
The Danelaw (also known as the Danelagh; Danelagen; Dena lagu) was the part of England in which the laws of the Danes held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy.
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Darren Day
Darren Day is an English actor, singer and television presenter, known for his West End theatre starring roles.
Dave Rowntree
David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May 1964) is an English musician, politician, solicitor, composer and animator.
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Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96.
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Dedham, Essex
Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Colchester and Dedham, Essex are borough of Colchester.
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Demonym
A demonym or gentilic is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place.
Detention (imprisonment)
Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom or liberty at that time.
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Deverel–Rimbury culture
The Deverel–Rimbury culture was a name given to an archaeological culture of the British Middle Bronze Age in southern England.
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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was officially celebrated on 22 June 1897 to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Diocese of Chelmsford
The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury.
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Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury.
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963.
Durovernum Cantiacorum
Durovernum Cantiacorum was a town and hillfort (oppidum) in Roman Britain at the site of present-day Canterbury in Kent.
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East Anglia
East Anglia is an area in the East of England.
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East Anglian Daily Times
The East Anglian Daily Times is a British local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich.
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Edgell Rickword
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
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Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder (870s?17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924.
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Edwardian architecture
Edwardian architecture usually means a Neo-Baroque architectural style that was popular for public buildings in the British Empire during the Edwardian era (1901–1910).
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EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs.
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EFL League Two
The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is the third and lowest division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system.
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Eilert Ekwall
Bror Oscar Eilert Ekwall (8 January 1877 in Vallsjö – 23 November 1964 in Lund) was a Swedish academic, Professor of English at Sweden's Lund University from 1909 to 1942 and one of the outstanding scholars of the English language in the first half of the 20th century.
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.
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End of the Rainbow
End of the Rainbow is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969.
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England and Wales
England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.
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The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales.
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Essex
Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.
Essex County Council
Essex County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Essex in England.
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Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Essex County Standard
The Essex County Standard is a weekly newspaper, published in Colchester, Essex.
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Eudo Dapifer
Eudo Dapifer (sometimes Eudo fitzHerbertBarlow William Rufus p. 474 and Eudo de Rie); (died 1120), was a Norman aristocrat who served as a steward (server, Latin 'dapifer') under William the Conqueror, William II Rufus, and Henry I.
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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Fenian Brotherhood
The Fenian Brotherhood was an Irish republican organisation founded in the United States in 1858 by John O'Mahony and Michael Doheny.
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Fenwick (department store)
Fenwick is a British chain of department stores in the United Kingdom.
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First Essex
First Essex is a bus company operating services in the county of Essex.
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Firstsite
Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 1993 as Colchester and District Visual Arts Trust, changing its name to Firstsite in 1995.
Flanders
Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.
Fluvial terrace
Fluvial terraces are elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and fluvial valleys all over the world.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy (27 July 18012 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1826 to 1828 and the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
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George Cross
The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy.
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George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich (28 April 1585 – 6 January 1663) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1628 when he was raised to the peerage.
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George Lisle (Royalist)
Sir George Lisle (baptised 10 July 1615 – 28 August 1648) was a professional soldier from London who briefly served in the later stages of the Eighty and Thirty Years War, then fought for the Royalists during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place River Orwell.
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Gerald Templer
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer, (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a senior British Army officer.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Glacial period
A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.
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Glasshouse (British Army)
A glasshouse, or the glasshouse is a military prison in the United Kingdom.
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London.
Governor-General of India
The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the Emperor/Empress of India and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Monarch of India.
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Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur.
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Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
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Great Eastern Main Line
The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a major railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including,,, and.
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Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, was the last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England.
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Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia (legal name Transport UK East Anglia Limited) is a British train operating company owned as a joint venture by Transport UK Group and Mitsui & Co.
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Greatest Hits Radio East
Greatest Hits Radio East is a regional radio network serving the East of England, as part of Bauer’s Greatest Hits Radio network.
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Grooved ware
Grooved ware is the name given to a pottery style of the British Neolithic.
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Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital founded by Thomas Guy, located in the borough of Southwark in central London.
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H. A. Morton Whitby
Henry Augustus Morton Whitby (24 September 1898 – 1969) was a British cancer researcher, surgeon and urologist who was best known for inventing an electrical machine that he argued could detect cancer.
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Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hampshire in England.
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Hand axe
A hand axe (or handaxe or Acheulean hand axe) is a prehistoric stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used tool in human history.
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. Colchester and Harwich are ports and harbours of Essex and towns in Essex.
Harwich International Port
Harwich International Port is a North Sea seaport in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports. Colchester and Harwich International Port are ports and harbours of Essex.
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Heart East
Heart East is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.
Hedingham & Chambers
Hedingham & Chambers is a bus operator, part of the larger Go East Anglia unit within Go-Ahead, consisting of the Hedingham and Chambers brands.
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Helen Mary Jones
Helen Mary Jones (born 29 June 1960) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, who was a member of the Senedd from 1999 to 2011 and again from August 2018 until 29 April 2021.
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Helena, mother of Constantine I
Flavia Julia Helena (Ἑλένη, Helénē; AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
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Henge
A henge loosely describes one of three related types of Neolithic earthwork.
Henry Charles Fehr
Henry Charles Fehr FRBS (4 November 1867 – 13 May 1940) was a British monumental and architectural sculptor active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton (baptised 3 November 1611; died 26 November 1651) was an English general in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and a son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell.
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Hermann Arthur Jahn
Hermann Arthur Jahn (born 31 May 1907, Colchester, England; d. 24 October 1979 Southampton) was a British scientist of German descent.
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High commissioner
High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.
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High Steward of Colchester
The High Steward of Colchester is a ceremonial office awarded by Colchester City Council, Essex, England.
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Hollytrees Museum
Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle.
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House of Tudor
The House of Tudor was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603.
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Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world.
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Hunter-gatherer
A hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living in a community, or according to an ancestrally derived lifestyle, in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, that is, by gathering food from local naturally occurring sources, especially wild edible plants but also insects, fungi, honey, bird eggs, or anything safe to eat, and/or by hunting game (pursuing and/or trapping and killing wild animals, including catching fish).
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Hythe railway station (Essex)
Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester.
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Imola
Imola (Jômla or Jemula) is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
Ipswich Buses
Ipswich Buses Ipswich Buses Limited is a bus company that operates in Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Ipswich Road, Colchester
Ipswich Road, formally the A1232, is a road in Colchester, Essex, England. Colchester and Ipswich Road, Colchester are Colchester (town).
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Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
ITV Anglia
ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England.
Jahn–Teller effect
The Jahn–Teller effect (JT effect or JTE) is an important mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems which has far-reaching consequences in different fields, and is responsible for a variety of phenomena in spectroscopy, stereochemistry, crystal chemistry, molecular and solid-state physics, and materials science.
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James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
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Jane Taylor (poet)
Jane Taylor (23 September 178313 April 1824) was an English poet and novelist best known for the lyrics of the widely known "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
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Jeremy Spake
Jeremy Spake (born 1969) is a British television personality and presenter from Colchester, England.
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John Ball (priest)
John Ball (1338 – 15 July 1381) was an English priest who took a prominent part in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
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John Belcher (architect)
John Belcher (10 July 1841 – 8 November 1913) was an English architect, and president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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John Brunning
John Brunning is an English radio presenter, musician and composer.
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John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet and comedian who styled himself as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s.
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John Lawrence (writer)
John Lawrence (22 January 1753 – 17 January 1839) was an English writer on political and agricultural subjects and an early advocate of animal welfare and rights.
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John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield
John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (23 October 1606 – 2 July 1671) was an English Royalist soldier, industrialist and landowner.
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John Morris (historian)
John Robert Morris (8 June 1913 – 1 June 1977) was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain.
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Joseph Thurston
Joseph Thurston may refer to.
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Judy (film)
Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film based on the life of American entertainer Judy Garland.
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Jumbo
Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan.
Jumbo Water Tower
Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Ken Aston
Kenneth George Aston, MBE (1 September 1915 – 23 October 2001) was an English teacher, soldier, and football referee, who was responsible for many important developments in football refereeing - including the yellow and red penalty card system.
King of the Britons
The title King of the Britons (Brenin y Brythoniaid, Rex Britannorum) was used (often retrospectively) to refer to a ruler, especially one who might be regarded as the most powerful, among the Celtic Britons, both before and after the period of Roman Britain up until the Norman invasion of Wales and the Norman conquest of England.
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Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski (born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Laming Worthington-Evans
Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet, (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British Conservative politician.
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Langham, Essex
Langham is a small village in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Colchester and Langham, Essex are borough of Colchester.
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Last Interglacial
The Last Interglacial, also known as the Eemian (primarily used in a European context) among other names (including the Sangamonian, Ipswichian, Mikulino, Kaydaky, Valdivia, and Riss-Würm), was the interglacial period which began about 130,000 years ago at the end of the Penultimate Glacial Period and ended about 115,000 years ago at the beginning of the Last Glacial Period.
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Lathe
A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England.
Letters patent (United Kingdom)
Letters patent (always in the plural; abbreviated to LsP by the Crown Office), in the United Kingdom, are legal instruments generally issued by the monarch granting an office, right, title (in the peerage and baronetage), or status to a person (and sometimes in regards to corporations and cities).
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List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1623
21 Jas.
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List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1660
12 Cha.
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List of natural disasters in the British Isles
For natural disasters in the British Isles, see.
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List of urban areas in the United Kingdom
This is a list of the most populous urban areas in the United Kingdom based on the 2011 census, as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport is the tertiary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
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M11 motorway
The M11 is a motorway that runs north from the North Circular Road (A406) in South Woodford to the A14, northwest of Cambridge, England.
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Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
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Magnetism
Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other.
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
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Mark Felton
Mark Felton (born 1974) is an English author, historian, and YouTuber.
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Mary Whitehouse
Constance Mary Whitehouse (née Hutcheson; 13 June 1910 – 23 November 2001) was a British teacher and conservative activist.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
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Mercury Theatre, Colchester
The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, producing highly regarded original work under the title "Mercury Productions" and also receiving touring shows.
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Mesolithic
The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany.
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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722.
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Moot hall
A moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues.
Mortimer Wheeler
Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler CH CIE MC TD (10 September 1890 – 22 July 1976) was a British archaeologist and officer in the British Army.
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Myth
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.
Neil Foster
Neil Alan Foster (born 6 May 1962) is an English former professional cricketer, who played 29 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals for England from 1983 to 1993.
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Nennius
Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Nike (mythology)
In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike (lit;, modern) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell.
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Nonconformist (Protestantism)
Nonconformists were Protestant Christians who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the state church in England, and in Wales until 1914, the Church of England.
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Nuclear explosion
A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction.
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Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry.
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Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.
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Old King Cole
"Old King Cole" is a British nursery rhyme first attested in 1708.
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Oldest town in Britain
The title of oldest town in Britain is claimed by a number of settlements in Great Britain.
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Oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.
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Pam Cox
Pamela Margaret Cox is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester since 2024.
Patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.
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Paul Allender
Paul James Allender (born 17 November 1970) is an English guitarist, best known for his work with the English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.
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Paxman (engines)
Paxman was a major British brand of diesel engines.
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Peasants' Revolt
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381.
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Peter Quilter
Peter Quilter is a West End and Broadway playwright whose plays have been translated into 30 languages and performed in over 40 countries.
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Philip Morant
Philip Morant (6 October 1700 – 25 November 1770) was an English clergyman, author and historian.
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Philip Morant School and College
Philip Morant School and College (originally known as Norman Way School) is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located within the Prettygate suburb of Colchester, Essex.
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Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours
As part of the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II awarded a number of civic honours, most notably the creation of new cities in a competition.
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Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 AD 79), called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom.
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Priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress.
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.
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Rafael Viñoly
Rafael Viñoly Beceiro (1 June 1944 – 2 March 2023) was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New York.
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Reformed Baptists
Reformed Baptists, Particular Baptists and Calvinistic Baptists, are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology (salvation belief).
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Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.
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Richter scale
The Richter scale, also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and presented in Richter's landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale".
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River Colne, Essex
The River Colne is a small river that runs through Essex, England and passes through Colchester.
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Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose, (born 8 August 1931) is a British mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics.
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Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.
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Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Roman temple
Ancient Roman temples were among the most important buildings in Roman culture, and some of the richest buildings in Roman architecture, though only a few survive in any sort of complete state.
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Roman theatre (structure)
Roman theatres derive from and are part of the overall evolution of earlier Greek theatres.
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Rose Thurgood
Rose Thurgood (born) was an English religious writer, known as the author of one of the earliest English conversion narratives, "A Lecture of Repentance" (1637/8).
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Roundhead
Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651).
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly in London, England.
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Royal charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent.
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Saint
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.
Saint George
Saint George (Geṓrgios;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, Geōrgius, გიორგი, Ge'orgiyos, Mar Giwargis, translit died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity.
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Sam Pilgrim
Sam Pilgrim (born 4 June 1990) is a professional freeride mountain biker.
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Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett (or Harsnet) (June 1561 – May 1631), born Samuel Halsnoth, was an English writer on religion and Archbishop of York from 1629.
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Second English Civil War
The Second English Civil War took place between February and August 1648 in England and Wales.
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Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
Serge (fabric)
Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both inner and outer surfaces via a two-up, two-down weave.
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Severalls Hospital
Severalls Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Shahin Badar
Shahin Badar (born 17 June 1974) is an English singer-songwriter who is best known in Europe and North America for her vocals on The Prodigy's single "Smack My Bitch Up" (1997).
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Siege of Colchester
The siege of Colchester occurred in the summer of 1648 when the Second English Civil War reignited in several areas of Britain.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
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Skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, and aggressive inline skating.
St Albans
St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. Colchester and st Albans are cities in the East of England.
St Benedict's Catholic College
St Benedict's Catholic College is a coeducational secondary school in Colchester, Essex, England.
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St Botolph's Priory
St.
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St Helena School, Colchester
St Helena School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Colchester, Essex, England.
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St John's Abbey, Colchester
St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey,Ashdown-Hill, John (2009) Mediaeval Colchester's Lost Landmarks.
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St Mary's School, Colchester
St Mary's School is a private day school for girls in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Stella Creasy
Stella Judith Creasy (born 5 April 1977) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Walthamstow since 2010.
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Stone tools have been used throughout human history but are most closely associated with prehistoric cultures and in particular those of the Stone Age.
Stour Valley riots
The Stour Valley riots, also called the Anti-Popery riots, were a series of anti-Roman Catholic riots and attacks which took place across southern East Anglia throughout 1642.
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Sudbury transmitting station
The Sudbury transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting transmission at Sudbury, England.
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Sue Son
Son Sue-Kyung (Hangul: 손수경), better known by her stage name Sue Son, is a South Korean classical and crossover violinist, raised in the United Kingdom and based in Seoul.
Sunshine Coast Line
The Sunshine Coast Line is the current marketing name of what originally was the Tendring Hundred Railway Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England.
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Susan Smythies
Susan Smythies (born 13 January 1720) was a British story writer from Colchester in Essex.
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Tacitus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (–), was a Roman historian and politician.
Tasciovanus
Tasciovanus (died c. 9 AD) was a historical king of the Catuvellauni tribe before the Roman conquest of Britain.
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Temple of Claudius, Colchester
The Temple of Claudius (Lat. Templum Claudii) or Temple of the Deified Claudius (Lat. Templum Divi Claudii) was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex.
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Tendring
Tendring is a village and civil parish in Essex.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Gilberd School
The Gilberd School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, in Colchester, Essex, England.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Lodger (Doctor Who)
"The Lodger" is the eleventh episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 12 June 2010.
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The Minories, Colchester
The Minories is a Grade II listed building and gardens situated at the east end of High Street in Colchester, Essex, England, near Hollytrees, Gate House and Colchester Castle.
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The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category.
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Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden KG, PC, KS, JP (30 April 1544), was an English barrister and judge who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1533 to 1544.
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Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 161212 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
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Thomas Lord Audley School
Thomas Lord Audley School is a mixed 11–16 secondary school with academy status for 800 pupils, to the south of Colchester, Essex.
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Thomas Marshall (Abbot of Colchester)
Thomas Marshall (the Blessed John Beche), also known as John Beche, (died 1 December 1539) was the last Abbot of Colchester Abbey.
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Thomas Miller Beach
Thomas Miller Beach (who used the alias Major Henri Le Caron) (September 26, 1841April 1, 1894) was an English spy.
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Thunderstorm
A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder.
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Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor.
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Tranchet axe
A tranchet axe is a lithic tool made by removing a flake, known, when using this method, as a tranchet flake, parallel to the final intended cutting edge of the tool which creates a single straight edge as wide as the tool itself.
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Trinovantes
The Trinovantēs (Common Brittonic: *Trinowantī) or Trinobantes were one of the Celtic tribes of Pre-Roman Britain.
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True Cross
The True Cross is said to be the real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on, according to Christian tradition.
Tumulus
A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby.
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University of Essex
The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England.
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War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
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Water tower
A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection.
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Watney Cup
The Watney Mann Invitation Cup (normally referred to as simply the Watney Cup) was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s.
Weather vane
A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind.
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Weaving
Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.
Wetzlar
Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany.
Will Quince
William James Quince (born 27 December 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician and former lawyer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester from 2015 to 2024.
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William Gilbert (physicist)
William Gilbert (24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603), also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.
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William Gull
Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet (31 December 181629 January 1890) was an English physician.
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William Hale (British inventor)
William Hale (21 October 1797 – 30 March 1870), was a British inventor and rocket pioneer.
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Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe is a town and civil parish in the Colchester district, in north-eastern Essex, England, approximately south-east of Colchester. Colchester and Wivenhoe are borough of Colchester and towns in Essex.
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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Yangzhou
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China.
YouTuber
A YouTuber is a type of content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel.
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 19992021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex.
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1884 Colchester earthquake
The Colchester earthquake, also known as the Great English earthquake, occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18.
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1935 Quetta earthquake
An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935 between 2:30 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan), close to the border with southern Afghanistan.
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2003 European heatwave
The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540.
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2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever season in the second tier of English football, the Championship.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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2021 United Kingdom census
The 2021 United Kingdom census is the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom.
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See also
Cities in the East of England
- Cambridge
- Chelmsford
- City of Chelmsford
- City of Colchester
- City of Peterborough
- City of St Albans
- Colchester
- Ely, Cambridgeshire
- Norwich
- Peterborough
- Southend-on-Sea
- St Albans
Colchester (town)
- 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
- Abbey Field
- Actual Radio
- Berechurch
- Bull Meadow
- Coat of arms of Colchester City Council
- Colchester
- Colchester Crutched Friary
- Colchester Garrison
- Colchester Hospital
- Cuthbert Alport
- Daily Gazette (Colchester)
- Heart Colchester
- Hilly Fields, Colchester
- History of Colchester
- Ipswich Road, Colchester
- Lexden
- Lexden Park
- Myland
- Oyster Feast
- Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve
- Spring Lane Meadows
- Stanway, Essex
- The Hythe, Essex
- Welsh Wood
Market towns in Essex
- Billericay
- Braintree, Essex
- Chipping Ongar
- Coggeshall
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Epping, Essex
- Rayleigh, Essex
- Saffron Walden
- Waltham Abbey
Ports and harbours of Essex
- Brightlingsea
- Canewdon
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Coryton Refinery
- Creeksea
- Harwich
- Harwich International Port
- Parkeston, Essex
- Port of Tilbury
- Shell Haven
Roman legionary fortresses in England
- Alchester (Roman town)
- Camulodunum
- Colchester
- Deva Victrix
- Eboracum
- Exeter
- Glevum
- Ham Hill, Somerset
- Isca Dumnoniorum
- Lindum Colonia
- Lunt Roman Fort
- Mancetter
- Viroconium Cornoviorum
- Waddon Hill
Towns in Essex
- Aveley
- Basildon
- Billericay
- Braintree, Essex
- Brentwood, Essex
- Brightlingsea
- Burnham-on-Crouch
- Canvey Island
- Chelmsford
- Chigwell
- Chipping Ongar
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Coggeshall
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Corringham, Essex
- Dovercourt
- Epping, Essex
- Frinton-on-Sea
- Grays, Essex
- Great Dunmow
- Hadleigh, Essex
- Halstead
- Harlow
- Harwich
- Leigh-on-Sea
- Loughton
- Maldon
- Manningtree
- Purfleet
- Rayleigh, Essex
- Rochford
- Saffron Walden
- Shoeburyness
- South Benfleet
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southminster
- Stanford-le-Hope
- Thaxted
- Tilbury
- Waltham Abbey
- Walton-on-the-Naze
- West Mersea
- Wickford
- Witham
- Wivenhoe
Trading posts of the Hanseatic League
- Antwerp
- Bergen
- Beverley
- Boston, Lincolnshire
- Bruges
- Bryggen
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Falsterbo
- Gorleston-on-Sea
- Great Yarmouth
- Ipswich
- Kaunas
- King's Lynn
- Kingston upon Hull
- Kontor
- Kontor of Bruges
- Malmö
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Novgorod Republic
- Oostershuis
- Peterhof (Novgorod)
- Polotsk
- Pskov
- Pskov Republic
- Ravenser Odd
- Skåne Market
- Staraya Ladoga
- Steelyard
- Veliky Novgorod
- York
Unparished areas in Essex
- Basildon
- Benfleet Urban District
- Braintree and Bocking
- Brentwood, Essex
- Chelmsford
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Harlow
- Thurrock
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester
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