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During the [[1940s]], at age 10, while sick with [[whooping cough]], Barbara read a [[Ladybird]] book about [[Captain]] [[James Cook|Cook]], sparking an interest in history. At age 12, she was in Form 2A at [[Cricklewood Grammar School]]. In an exam, she wrote about life in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] cities. Her answer did not impress her teacher, [[Dolphin (Byzantium!)|Mr. Dolphin]], whose methods of teaching history Barbara considered very dull. At age 13, she visited the [[Tower of London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | During the [[1940s]], at age 10, while sick with [[whooping cough]], Barbara read a [[Ladybird]] book about [[Captain]] [[James Cook|Cook]], sparking an interest in history. At age 12, she was in Form 2A at [[Cricklewood Grammar School]]. In an exam, she wrote about life in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] cities. Her answer did not impress her teacher, [[Dolphin (Byzantium!)|Mr. Dolphin]], whose methods of teaching history Barbara considered very dull. At age 13, she visited the [[Tower of London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a [[knife]]. Her mother called | In her teens, Barbara dated a boy who carried a [[knife|flick knife]]. Her mother called this her "rebellious phase". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | ||
She later attended [[Hampstead High School]] for girls. In [[1952]], she was in class 5G and answered a question about the [[Gunpowder Plot]] in her second History O-levels exam paper. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') | She later attended [[Hampstead High School]] for girls. In [[1952]], she was in class 5G and answered a question about the [[Gunpowder Plot]] in her second History O-levels exam paper. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') | ||
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Prior to [[1963]], she went on holiday to [[Somerset]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | Prior to [[1963]], she went on holiday to [[Somerset]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | ||
Barbara had an aunt named [[Cecilia]]. They met every year in London on [[23 November]], her aunt's birthday. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') | |||
She was a supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] whereas Ian supported the [[Liberal Party]]. She regarded his politics as "wrong but romantic." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | She was a supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] whereas Ian supported the [[Liberal Party]]. She regarded his politics as "wrong but romantic." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'') | ||
