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Page last updated at 14:22 GMT, Thursday, 24 December 2009

Taking the credit for cards
John Calcott Horsley's Christmas card
Find out how the tradition of sending Christmas cards has its roots in Devon more than 150 years ago.

Phoenix the calf Devon in the noughties
From foot-and-mouth to crazy weather, we take a look back at some of the major events in Devon in the past decade.

Buckland Abbey Buckland Abbey's wintry history
How did Sir Francis Drake survive winter at Buckland Abbey - BBC Spotlight's Emily Wood has been to investigate.


MORE HISTORY
Archive film of Little Poland
When Nancy Astor made history
US troops' Devon story
Teign Valley Railway film
Building bridges
In pictures: historic railways
The man they could hang

Salvaging 'Little Poland'
Shedding light on beacons
A-Z of Devon history
Putting Devon on the map
Uncovering bridge's colour code
Compare the market
History of Smeaton's Tower

HISTORY ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB
Devon Family Historical Society
Devon History Society
Devon Museums
Devon Record Office
Devonshire Association
Virtually Dartmoor
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Festive division for city traders
SPORT
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Loss of Johnson concerns Mariner
Southampton v Exeter
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