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5 giorni fa · Little can be said about social and intellectual life in Salisbury before the beginning of the 18th century; but with the peaceful political conditions of this period there grew up in Salisbury, as in other cities, a number of cultural, especially musical, activities and a variety of public amusements.
4 giorni fa · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
- It is not clear who built Stonehenge. The site on Salisbury Plain in England has been used for ceremonial purposes and modified by many different g...
- The monument called Stonehenge was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE. The site was used for ceremonial purposes beginning about 8000–70...
- Stonehenge is constructed from sarsen stones, a type of silicified sandstone found in England, and bluestones, a dolomite variation extracted from...
- There is debate surrounding the original purpose of Stonehenge. Previously thought to be a Druid temple, Stonehenge may instead be, according to re...
- Stonehenge was not built by aliens. The claim gained popularity by way of the book Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968, in which its author, E...
4 giorni fa · Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury. This Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England volume is entirely devoted to the city of Salisbury and the remains of Old Sarum.
5 giorni fa · By the Representation of the People Act, 1918, the city of Salisbury as a separate constituency was extinguished and was merged in the Salisbury Division of the county, which has consistently returned Conservative members.
4 giorni fa · Step inside the 18th-century town house, wander through the atmospheric rooms and discover a tranquil walled garden in the heart of Salisbury’s historic Cathedral Close. Take a moment to relax and treat yourself in the peaceful tea-room.
3 giorni fa · Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG GCVO PC FRS DL (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ɔɪ n ˈ s ɪ s əl /; 3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years.
4 giorni fa · Our doors open at 10am for visitors to see the new Devenish Bradshaw Salisbury Gallery, Natural History Gallery, and Ceramics Gallery, packed with objects, stories, and interactives, discover the Extraordinary Everyday of our local history.
