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St Albans history: Five days of tumult and riot

St Albans at the time of the mutiny

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Dr John Morewood, president of St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society

The St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society tells the story of the St Albans mutiny of 1810.

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

Nostalgia | Gallery

A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

Ben Craske

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Volunteers at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum have been recognised with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

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Aircraft museum volunteers receive The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Alan Davies

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The Elizabeth line is open for business after a long delay, with the first passenger trains through central London on May 24

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The Crossrail connections to Hertfordshire which were never built

Will Durrant

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Princesses Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret playing in the sandpit at St Paul's Walden Bury

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What's the future Queen doing in a sandpit in Hertfordshire?

Alan Davies

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The reopening of St Albans’ historic Clock Tower has been delayed to allow for emergency repairs.

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Reopening of St Albans' Clock Tower delayed 'for emergency repairs'

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An Amur tiger in the Land of the Tigers at Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire.

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Hertfordshire zoo Paradise Wildlife Park to change its name

Alan Davies

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A train makes its way through Smallford station while travelling the Hatfield to St Albans railway l

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Remembering the lost railway line between Hatfield and St Albans

Dan Mountney

Make-up artist Mark Coulier's Oscar, which he won for 'The Iron Lady', and the BAFTA he won for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Film | Video

6 Oscar winners with links to Hertfordshire

Alan Davies

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