Silbury Hill, the largest earthen mound in Europe, surpasses all other prehistoric monuments in Britain not only in size but also in the degree of utter puzzlement it has created among those who have studied it.
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Avebury – Stone Circles
The Avebury stone circles (there are three distinct circles on the site) are the largest in Britain, and considered by many to surpass even Stonehenge in grandeur.
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Visiting Corfe Castle
CORFE CASTLE is open daily from March through October, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 […]
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American Friends of the British Museum
The American Friends of the British Museum was established in 1989 as a not-for-profit educational organization, whose principal purpose is supporting the British Museum.
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Amid Bedbugs and Drunken Secessionists
William Woods Averell was a man on a mission–at least he wanted to be. […]
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Save the Constitution
“Old Ironsides,” flagship of the U.S. Navy, beats a hasty retreat in the face of secessionist plots.
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Warriors for the Union
It was April 16, 1861, four days after secessionists bombarded Fort Sumter in South […]
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“Raw Courage”
The Federal officer who sent his men naked against the enemy was Colonel James P. Brownlow of the 1st (Union) Tennessee Cavalry.