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Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle emerges from a chamber concealing a 360-year-old passageway that was rediscovered during renovation work in the Houses of Parliament in London. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Long-Forgotten Secret Passageway Discovered In A Wall At U.K. Parliament

February 28, 2020 • A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II.