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   Catherine wheel

   /ˈkaθrɪn wiːl/

   noun

   • 1. a firework in the form of a flat coil which spins when fixed to something solid and lit. British
   • ▪ a wheel with curved spikes projecting around the circumference. British

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a heraldic term): named after St Catherine (see Catherine, St), with reference to her martyrdom.

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   2 days ago · Method. Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for one hour at 180c, or until soft. Allow them to cool and then peel the skin off. Mash them and stir in the maple syrup. Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt together. Add this mix to the mashed potato a little at a time, stirring until it becomes a ball.

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   5 days ago · Centuries later and in a distant part of the world, the Catherine wheel was used to torture enslaved Haitains who dared to rise up against French domination. A person was tied spread-eagled to the wheel and one bone at a time was broken with an iron bar.

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   5 days ago · Battersea Park‘s annual fireworks night is back for a typically bombastic extravaganza, with dazzling displays, fire performers, classic fairground rides including dodgems and a Ferris wheel, and an entire market of street food stalls to peruse. And this year, they’re keeping the festivities going till 11.30pm, with live music and DJ sets ...

6. www.british-history.ac.uk › no-series › dictionaryKatherine Wheel and George Alley - British History Online

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   4 days ago · On the south side of London Wall. In Cripplegate Ward Within, east of Basinghall Street (Strype, 1720 and 1755). See Catherine Wheel Yard, London Wall.

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   4 days ago · The Catherine Wheel is a 17th century country pub in the historic conservation village of Marshfield. It’s just eight miles north of the Roman city of Bath (a World Heritage site) and 13 miles from the port of Bristol, named European Green Capital 2015.

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   • Location: 39 High Street Marshfield, Chippenham, United Kingdom, Wiltshire
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   3 hours ago · Big Ben (officially Elizabeth Tower) is a clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [ 1 ] The nickname "Big Ben" refers to the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster and, by extension, the tower itself. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Originally known simply as the Clock Tower, it was renamed Elizabeth ...

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    5 days ago · Many women who became known as mystics had tumultuous and difficult relationships with sex. Catherine of Siena was said to have cut her hair and starved herself when met with the prospect of an arranged marriage. Her parents, who arranged the marriage, called the whole thing off. According to Kempe, a male friend confessed his desire for her.