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Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
A review of research into factors that influence the quality of history education in schools in England.
GCE AS and A level subject content for history for teaching in schools from 2015.
Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
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