The night-scented native honeysuckle
The common honeysuckle, or as Shakespeare describes it in A Midsummer Night's Dream "luscious woodbine", is a deciduous climbing plant famed for its heady scent on summer evenings.
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York Minster - a treasure trove of medieval glass
Towering over the city, the former monastery of York Minster can be seen from miles around. It is the largest medieval cathedral in the country, and is the seat of the Archbishop of York, who is number three in the Church of England hierarchy after the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Cheddar in Somerset - home of the caves and gorgeous cheese
Cheddar in Somerset is, indeed, the source of the famous English cheese - but now a type made around the world. It lies on the south side of the Mendip hills between Weston-super-Mare and the tiny city of Wells.
The arrival of the domestic chimney in Britain
From the late Norman period onwards, the arrival of the chimney gradually changed both domestic architecture and social life.
The Pipistrelle - our smallest bat
Britain is home to 18 species of bats, of which the common pipistrelle bat is the smallest. It has a wing span of about 22 to 25 centimetres with an average life span of four to five years. These bats are common to woodland and farmland but are also found in towns, where the females roost in lofts and buildings when rearing young.
Winston Churchill - an illustrious life
Winston Churchill was a statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election) and from 1951 to 1955.
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