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THE CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL 2023
So the final day of the festival is upon us, the tents are being dismantled, swords and lances packed away, the tanks are rumbling off...
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THE BOY BISHOP CEREMONY OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
The ordination of Boy Bishops was a medieval tradition in which a choir boy would become Bishop from St. Nicholas Day (6th December)...
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THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ST.THOMAS'S CHURCH, SALISBURY
This annual festival has run for the past 18 years and is the informal start of Christmas celebrations in Salisbury. The church is filled...
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Sarum Lights: Sound and Light Shows at Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral has an annual sound and light show, with both the inside and outside being used to create an immersive ‘Son et...
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CHOLERA, CORONAVIRUS AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS: SALISBURY'S SECRET HISTORY OF CONTAGION
To many people, Salisbury has only ever been famous for its middle-England attractions - a pleasant medieval town just off the A303...
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THE HAUNCH OF VENISON - THE SALISBURY PUB WITH A LONG AND HAUNTED HISTORY
The Haunch of Venison is something of a Salisbury institution, dating back to at least the 15th century. It has a striking medieval...
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ODSTOCK CHURCH, JOSHUA SCAMP AND THE CURSE OF THE GYPSY QUEEN
St. Mary's Church in Odstock is a 12th century, Grade II listed Anglican church just outside the Wiltshire city of Salisbury. A small...
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THE CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL 2022
The History Festival, the biggest in the world, has just finished in the Chalke Valley in Wiltshire. Attracting some of the biggest names...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS 2022
After a two year hiatus, the annual festival of flowers has returned to Salisbury Cathedral in a glorious celebration of both 800 years...
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