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36 relations: Battle of Culloden, Beaker culture, Bolsover Castle, Bronze Age, Bull-baiting, Burton upon Trent, Cable ferry, Cavalier, Charles Edward Stuart, Civil parish, Derby, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Cricket League, Dictionary of National Biography, Domesday Book, English Civil War, Henry de Ferrers, Jacobean architecture, Jacobite rising of 1745, Landmark Trust, Nottingham, River Trent, Roundhead, Scheduled monument, Scotland, South Derbyshire, South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), St James’ Church, Swarkestone, Stanton by Bridge, Swarkestone, Swarkestone Cricket Club, Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, Thomas Bancroft (poet), Thomas Harrison (architect), Twyford and Stenson, William the Conqueror.
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair) was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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Beaker culture
The Bell-Beaker culture (sometimes shortened to Beaker culture), is the term for a widely scattered archaeological culture of prehistoric western and Central Europe, starting in the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic and running into the early Bronze Age (in British terminology).
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Bolsover Castle
Bolsover Castle is a castle in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.
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Bull-baiting
Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against another animal, usually a dog.
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Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town on the River Trent in East Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.
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Cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores.
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Cavalier
The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).
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Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart (31 December 1720 – 31 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grandson of James II and VII and after 1766 the Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.
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Derby
Derby is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England.
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Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England.
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Derbyshire County Cricket League
The Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League.
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885.
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.
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Henry de Ferrers
Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England.
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Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style.
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Jacobite rising of 1745
The Jacobite rising of 1745 or 'The '45' (Bliadhna Theàrlaich, "The Year of Charles") is the name commonly used for the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the House of Stuart.
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Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a British building conservation charity, founded in 1965 by Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then makes them available for holiday rental.
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Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, in the East Midlands.
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River Trent
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom.
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Roundhead
Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.
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Scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
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Scotland
Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
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South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England.
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South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Heather Wheeler, a Conservative.
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St James’ Church, Swarkestone
St James’ Church, Swarkestone is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Swarkestone, Derbyshire.
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Stanton by Bridge
Stanton by Bridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire.
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Swarkestone
Swarkestone is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England.
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Swarkestone Cricket Club
Swarkestone Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Swarkestone just outside Derby.
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Swarkestone Hall Pavilion
Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, also known as Swarkestone Stand and The Grandstand, is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone, Derbyshire.
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Thomas Bancroft (poet)
Thomas Bancroft (c. 1596 – 1658) was a minor seventeenth-century English poet, He wrote a number of poems and epigrams addressed to notable people into which he embedded clever puns.
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Thomas Harrison (architect)
Thomas Harrison (7 August (baptised) 1744 – 29 March 1829) was an English architect and bridge engineer who trained in Rome, where he studied classical architecture.
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Twyford and Stenson
Twyford and Stenson is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England.
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William the Conqueror
William I (c. 1028Bates William the Conqueror p. 33 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.
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