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Self-taught Victorian physicist celebrated with English Heritage blue plaque
The physicist, mathematician and electrical engineer, Oliver Heaviside, has been commemorated with a blue plaque, English Heritage announced today (22 April 2022). Heaviside’s biographer, Paul Nahin, once noted that his work on how to make a decent telephone cable plays a vastly greater role in our everyday lives than does the work of Einstein. The plaque marks the terrace house on Camden Street that Heaviside once described as “heaven in comparison” to his family’s previous house. It was here that the budding Victorian scientist continued with his self-education after leaving school at 16 and where he later worked on his ground-breaking interpretation of James Clerk Maxwell’s Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, bridging the gulf between the theory of telecommunciations and its practice.
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English Heritage Marks 250th Anniversary of Landmark Slavery Legal Case
English Heritage will mark the 250th anniversary of the 22 June 1772 Somerset v Stewart ruling, a landmark case which contributed to the abolition of slavery in England, the charity announced today (22 June). English Heritage has commissioned new music to commemorate the anniversary inspired by the life of James Somerset from the Chineke! Junior Orchestra - Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra - which will be performed for the first time at an evening event at Kenwood in London on 22 June and will be available to listen to online.
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Kenwood's Rembrandt masterpiece to be displayed at Gagosian
A 17th century Rembrandt masterpiece that usually hangs at Kenwood, will go on display at Gagosian Grosvenor Hill as part of a new partnership.
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Leading British artist of the 20th century receives blue plaque
English Heritage has commemorated one of Britain’s leading Neo-Romantic artists, Graham Sutherland, with a blue plaque, in south London. A major figure in twentieth-century British art, Sutherland’s influence continues to this day and can be seen in the work of Lucian Freud, amongst others.
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A history of Ranger’s House, the Georgian villa that was the official residence of the Rangers of Greenwich Park during the 19th century, and is now home to the world-class Wernher Collection.
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As emperor of the Roman Empire, Hadrian focused on securing the empire’s existing borders. His most impressive statement of this policy was Hadrian’s Wall – a monument that still influences the landscape of northern England today. Read about his rise to power, his construction of the Wall, and his personal relationships.
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Faithful Subject or Rebel? A 14th-century Knight and a Protest Poem
In 1342 Sir Laurence Ludlow of Stokesay Castle was arrested by the king for failing to collect taxes. Was he connected with a protest poem composed at the time?
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Careful reading reveals that women played important roles before and after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Many women (particularly queens, who were the best recorded) held significant power and influence behind the scenes as advisors to their husbands, supporters of their sons and the voice of religious moderation. Here we discuss four such women who wielded power behind the throne in 1066.
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Kirby Hall was one of the finest and most innovative houses built in England during Elizabeth I’s reign, and later became a favourite of King James I on his royal progresses.