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Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places

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    Join Dr Suzannah Lipscomb, journalists Hazel Southam and Remona Aly, and Historic England's Joe Flatman as they begin exploring the "Faith & Belief" category, judged by David Ison from public nominations. Find out why Stonehenge…

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    March 28, 2018 · 23 min

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    March 22, 2018 · 17 min

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    March 15, 2018 · 21 min

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About the show

Join us as we travel across England visiting well-known wonders and some lesser-known places on your doorstep – all of which have helped make the country what it is today. From a hut in Bletchley Park where modern computing evolved, to the iron railings in London to which suffragettes chained themselves in the fight for women's right to vote, we'll step back in time to the very roots of our national identity to bring you the people and the stories that have helped shape England. Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places is sponsored by specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical