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Licking Stones at Carlisle Castle
In the summer of 1746, 90 prisoners were kept in Carlisle Castle's dungeons. How did they survive? Discover the gruesome story of Carlisle's licking stones.
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100 meadows across 100 historic sites over the next decade – English Heritage’s Coronation pledge
Sites will include Stonehenge, Charles Darwin’s house and London’s Jewel Tower English Heritage is joining forces with Plantlife to deliver this natural legacy
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Women's voluntary services founder honoured with blue plaque
A blue plaque for the founder of the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS), Stella Reading, has been installed at her former Westminster headquarters.
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Appeal for the Return of Iconic Bell to Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
Charity calls for the return of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings iconic 18th century bell, as site reopens under the care of English Heritage.
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Rembrandt is one of the most celebrated artists in history. This painting, in the Iveagh Bequest at Kenwood, north London, was one of his last and was begun around 1665 when Rembrandt was 59. Among the largest and most imposing of all Rembrandt’s self-portraits, it is celebrated for its technical brilliance and ruthless honesty, offering one of the most distinctive and defining images of the artist.
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An Emperor and an Aristocrat’s Menagerie
How the 19th-century menagerie at Chiswick House in west London was part of a wider tradition of keeping exotic creatures on aristocratic estates.
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PEARSON, Sir Arthur (1866-1921)
Blue plaque commemorating the newspaper publisher and philanthropist Sir Arthur Pearson at his former home at 21 Portland Place, Marylebone, W1B 1PY, City of Westminster.
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PEARSON, Sir Arthur (1866-1921)
Blue plaque commemorating the newspaper publisher and philanthropist Sir Arthur Pearson at his former home at 21 Portland Place, Marylebone, W1B 1PY, City of Westminster.
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The stone memorial marking the spot where – according to tradition – King Harold fell at the Battle of Hastings has been moved by English Heritage to a new location following a new study of the 1066 battlefield and abbey.