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This museum presents an entertaining history of London's domestic life, from prehistoric times, through the Romans and Vikings, into the Mediaeval and Renaissance periods, the growth of empire, and fi

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Two fascinating and historic boats sit by the river's edge. They each represent in their own very different way, the special relationship that the people of Britain have with the sea. The Cutty Sark i

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