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History of Ashby de la Zouch Castle
The history of the castle purpose-built by William, Lord Hastings, whose sudden fall from grace and execution in 1483 left the castle unfinished.
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To commemorate the birth date of Hadrian on 24 January in AD 76, have a go at this quiz all about the Roman Emperor, famous for constucting the frontier of the Roman Empire across Northern England.
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Recreating Darwin’s Experiments
Find out how English Heritage staff recreated one of Charles Darwin’s important studies into the movement of plants.
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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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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
One of the most recognised names in modern British history, Florence Nightingale was a key figure in the development of modern nursing and healthcare practice. Arthur George Walker’s statue of Nightingale shows her as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’, a nicknamed she earned on her nightly inspection rounds in the Crimea.
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The garden at Audley End was stocked with many plants from the famous Rivers Nursery, 15 miles away in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. This nursery, first established in 1725 by John Rivers and run by successive generations of the Rivers family, was one of Britain’s largest commercial nurseries in Victorian times.
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History of Gainsborough Old Hall
Gainsborough Old Hall is a medieval manor house in Lincolnshire, the surviving structures built by Sir Thomas Burgh II in the late 15th century. The hall was the seat of the Burghs from 1430 until 1596, and then sold to the merchant Hickman family, who resided there until around 1730. Its later history is a fascinating mix of residential use, workshops and businesses, a theatre space and civic institutions.
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The collection at Apsley House reflects the life and achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington – a military leader and later a politician, who is most famous for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Use objects selected by one of our experts from the Wellington Collection, at home or in the classroom, to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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A history of Down House, the home of the great scientist Charles Darwin for 40 years, where he developed his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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The History of Walmer Castle's Gardens
Walmer Castle has over eight acres of gardens and woodland. The castle is the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and over the years many who held that title left their mark on Walmer's landscape.