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A summary of the present state of research on the Jewel Tower, and of the questions that remain to be answered about its history and context as part of the Privy Palace.
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ENGLISH HERITAGE SEARCHES FOR DESCENDANTS OF VIOLENT PROTEST AGAINST CARDINAL WOLSEY
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the Bayham Abbey Uprising, a remarkable story of courage which saw over 100 men from the surrounding villages of Kent and Sussex, armed with makeshift weapons, storm the abbey in protest at its closure by Cardinal Wolsey. We will be holding a commemorative event this summer and are now launching a search for people with family connections to the protestors, to include them in our plans.
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Enjoy a free self-led visit to Pevensey Castle and discover the place where the Norman Conquest of England began, when William the Conqueror landed here on 28th September 1066.
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Layout and Facilities No 2 Sovereign's Gate, Osborne
Layout and Facilities at No 2 Sovereign's Gate Holiday Cottage, Osborne.
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Layout and Facilities of No 1 Sovereign's Gate, Osborne
Layout and Facilities at No 1 Sovereign's Gate Holiday Cottage, Osborne
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Layout & Facilities at Pool House, Witley Court
Layout & Facilities at Pool House Holiday Cottage, Witley Court.
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Oldest Stonehenge family photo discovered in collection of rock legend Dr. Brian May
Stonehenge’s oldest family photo has been discovered in the collection of Dr. Brian May, legendary guitarist of rock band Queen, English Heritage announced today (3 August). The image will be on display as part of a collection set to a soundtrack performed by May himself, viewed through a digital stereoscope, loaned to the charity by the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy.
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Her Majesty The Queen, 1926-2022
Her Majesty The Queen, 1926-2022 ‘MY WHOLE LIFE WHETHER IT BE LONG OR SHORT SHALL BE DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE’ – The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) speaking in 1947
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Sir Isaiah Berlin receives English Heritage blue plaque
English Heritage has marked the former home of Sir Isaiah Berlin with a blue plaque, the charity announced today (3 May 2022). A world-renowned philosopher and historian of ideas, Berlin was a man of formidable intellectual power whose celebration of diversity – 'the crooked timber of humanity', as he put it – has helped to give his life and work a very considerable lasting significance.
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A description of the main features of Byland Abbey, probably the most ambitious Cistercian abbey built in England during the 12th century.