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May 6,
News Round Up 245

The hunt is on for the remains of the Anglo Saxon king Saint Edmund.

According to the Daily Mirror, the 9th century ruler was believed to have been killed by Viking raiders after refusing to denounce his Christianity, and his remains were kept in a shrine, but were later lost during Henry VIII's reign and the desecration of the Benedictine Abbey.

There was some mystery over where his body was buried but now historians believe that his remains are in a small graveyard for monks - now covered by two tennis courts.

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April 24,
News Round Up 144

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

 

IT seems that us Brits know little about the Battle of Waterloo.

The Daily Mail quotes research which showed that three out of four people have little or no knowledge about the battle.

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