According to Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe, regimental bands first experimented with all-brass arrangements in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.

Historian trumpets new evidence that Napoleonic Wars helped create brass bands

The remains show the extensive streets and buildings of a highly organised Roman settlement of urban character.
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The features discovered include ditches, pits and post holes, and gravel surfaces that represent roads or yard areas.

Remains of Roman town given heritage protection 

Police have released CCTV footage of thieves who stole an irreplaceable Bronze Age golden torc from Ely Museum.

Experts fear that the Bronze Age jewellery stolen from a museum overnight may never be recovered.

Irreplaceable gold torc 'may have been melted down already'

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Suffolk Sutton Hoo burial ship

The Sutton Hoo ship dig has inspired a Netflix film, with visitor numbers increasing since its release.

New photos of historic Anglo-Saxon burial ship discovery

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Noonans of Alan Rumsby, who found a gold ring in a field in Norfolk, which is expected to fetch more than £14,000 at auction. The retired carpenter unearthed the jewellery, that was buried at a depth of nine inches, in Roydon near Diss in Norfolk. The 75-year-old had searched the area several times without success before making the discovery in October 2020

Alan Rumsby was "really excited" when he found the jewellery, but had no idea how much it could sell for.

Metal detectorist hopes to use £14k gold ring auction money on holiday

One of the rare paintings found at Christ's College in Cambridge.
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The pictures have lain concealed for hundreds of years and were spotted by contractors carrying out restoration work at Christ's College in Cambridge.

Rare medieval paintings discovered by builders

Much of Norwich Castle has been shut for three years, but an end date to the restoration work is now in sight.

End date in sight for restoration project of castle's historic Keep

Archaeologists at Cambridge University have studied more than 500 skeletons from the 14th and 15th centuries to see how 'ordinary folk' lived in the city in medieval times.

Research teams from Cambridge University have found that the prestigious university city was once a sea of need, with poverty and disease taking their toll.

Huge skeleton study shines light on university city's 'ordinary folk'

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The 18th century letters were written to French sailors by their families.

The letters were sent to French sailors in the 1750s, but were confiscated by Britain's Royal Navy and never opened.

Contents of 'WhatsApps of the 18th century' revealed for the first time

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People accused of being witches were imprisoned in "horrible" conditions in the Colchester Castle dungeons before their trials.

With superstition far more common, thousands of people - mostly women - were accused of witchcraft from the 1500s onwards.

The 'horrific' history of England's witch-hunting hotspot

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University of Cambridge's Dr James Wade. A record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-Century manuscript, the Heege Manuscript, giving the "rarest glimpse of a medieval world rich in oral storytelling and popular entertainments".  Monty Python

The stand-up comedy scripts show audiences have been enjoying 'Monty Python'-style sketches as far back as the 15th century, say experts.

'Mad and offensive' medieval comedy scripts compared to Monty Python sketches

The Wisbech and Fenland Museum has announced it will have to charge for admission - for the first time in its history - to try to stay afloat.

One of the UK's first purpose-built museums in a funding 'crisis'

The mosaic was likely to have filled a large central room in a high-end Roman villa on the site, say archaeologists.

Stunning Roman mosaic discovered on site of new Aldi supermarket

The Roman mosaic is one of 40 discovered across the city, and has been known about since the 1980s.

Glories of Roman mosaic outside vape shop to be uncovered

Snow on the ground for 60 days and temperatures barely above freezing for three months - that was the record-breaking winter of 1963.

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