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Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire: The King a Witch Turned to Stone
A king, his army and a knot of plotting knights, all turned to stone on a Cotswold ridge by a witch who never wanted him to reach the crown. The Rollright Stones have carried...
History
The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest: Robin Hood’s Tree Has Died, But It Is Still Standing
In June 2026, the RSPB confirmed what a forest full of visitors had spent the spring quietly dreading. Sherwood Forest's Major Oak, the tree traditionally cited as Robin Hood's hideout and one of the...
History
The Rufus Stone, New Forest: Where a King of England Died by an Arrow
On the afternoon of 2 August 1100, King William II of England, known to history as William Rufus, went hunting in the New Forest and never came home. The Rufus stone standing in a...
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