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New museum at Hailes Abbey reveals a hidden past
The new collection explores the Cistercian monastery's dramatic story as a site of Christian pilgrimage.
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Dennis Menace’s top historical pranks
We asked Beano’s most mischievous prankster, Dennis, to rate the top tricks played at English Heritage sites – which do you think is the best?
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We all like to play a prank or two every now and again, and our ancestors were no different. Here are some of the top tricks played at English Heritage sites over the centuries.
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Blue Plaque commemorating theatrical wigmaker Willy Clarkson at 41-43 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PY, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating theatrical wigmaker Willy Clarkson at 41-43 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PY, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating theatrical wigmaker Willy Clarkson at 41-43 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PY, City of Westminster.
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It may be Spring, but Winter is Coming to Hadrian’s Wall
English Heritage has appointed Watchers on the Wall at its Roman forts along Hadrian’s Wall as Game of Thrones approaches its epic final season, the charity announced today (19 March). From Birdoswald Roman Fort in Cumbria to Corbridge Roman Town in Northumberland, the Watchers on the Wall, identifiable by their black cloaks and shields, will be on hand to answer visitors’ questions about the series and sort the bloody fact from the even bloodier fiction.
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A brief history of Christmas carols
It wouldn’t be Christmas without carols – the traditional festive songs that, in some cases, can be traced back hundreds of years. We speak to Professor Ronald Hutton, the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain, to find out who wrote the first carols, why ‘Away in a Manger’ was credited to Martin Luther despite originating from 19th-century America, and how ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ may have a hidden message in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
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Edith Cavell was a British nurse who, as matron of a hospital in Brussels, enabled hundreds of Allied soldiers to escape the German occupation during the First World War. She was caught, put on trial and shot executed in October 1915. Her death sparked international outrage and she became an important symbol – not only wartime sacrifice, but of forgiveness, too.
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Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, played an early part in the establishment of British imperial control of India. He became the effective ruler of Bengal, and was a controversial figure in his own time. As a founder of the Empire in India he came to be lionised by many in Britain as a hero, a view of him that has been called into question in more recent years.