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James Chappell was a black servant in the household of Christopher Hatton, the owner of Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire. His heroic actions after an explosion on Guernsey in 1672 were enshrined in family and local legend.
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Apsley House was the home of the Duke of Wellington and is a national shrine to the victor of Waterloo, filled with artworks from across Europe celebrating the duke’s victory against Napoleon in 1815.
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Capability Brown and the war of words at Audley End
How a contract in 1763 between England’s foremost landscape gardener and a landowner with a military past deteriorated into a furious exchange of letters.
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BEVAN, Aneurin 'Nye' (1897–1960) and LEE, Jennie (1904–1988)
ANEURIN 'NYE' BEVAN 1897–1960 and JENNIE LEE 1904–1988 Politicians lived here 1944–1954
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Blue Plaque unveiled to Samuel Beckett
A house in Chelsea which was home to both the dramatist Samuel Beckett and the eminent physicist Patrick Blackett will today (Wednesday 20 April 2016) become one of the few buildings in London to bear two official Blue Plaques, English Heritage has announced.
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BEVAN, Aneurin 'Nye' (1897–1960) and LEE, Jennie (1904–1988)
ANEURIN 'NYE' BEVAN 1897–1960 and JENNIE LEE 1904–1988 Politicians lived here 1944–1954
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The Foundation of Battle Abbey
How Battle Abbey has its origins in the great battle fought on 14 October 1066 between Harold, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, and William, Duke of Normandy.
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Historic Places with Literary Links
If you're a book-lover, artist, or poet - or you wish you were - our guide to sites with links to English literature should give you plenty of inspiration.
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RATTIGAN, Sir Terence (1911–1977)
Blue Plaque commemorating playwright Sir Terence Rattigan at 100 Cornwall Gardens, Kensington, London SW7 4BQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Invasion! Understanding England’s Besieged Island History – Part Two
In part two of journalist Sam Kinchin-Smith's exploration of our besieged island history, he visits some of the romantic waterways and riverside castles that have played a part in the various invasions of England.