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Dame Judi Dench joins legal bid to protect 500-year-old Mulberry tree

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Dame Judi Dench has joined the legal bid to save ‘the East End’s oldest tree’ after a council granted permission for it to be moved. The 500-year-old Mulberry tree – which is thought to have been planted during the reign of Henry VIII – sits on the grounds of the now-closed London Chest Hospital in … Read more

Man marries his own mother-in-law after divorcing his wife and getting 500-year-old law overturned

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Man marries his own mother-in-law after divorcing his wife of eight years and getting 500-year-old law overturned Clive Blunden, 65, and Brenda, 77, from Warrington, officially tied knot in 2007  Pair planned to marry in 1997, but Clive was arrested due to ‘lawful impediment’  He campaigned for the law to be changed and it was … Read more

Single mother, 48, unearths 500-year-old coin in her back garden worth over £2,500

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Gold digger! Single mother, 48, unearths 500-year-old coin in back garden worth £2,500 after playing around with her son’s metal detector… and she lives in MONEYFIELDS Amanda Johnston, 48, was using her son’s metal detector in her back garden She discovered the rare 22-carat, 16th century  Henry VII Fine Gold Angel coin Similar coins have … Read more