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Explore nine of our favourite coastal routes and visit English Heritage sites along the way.
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Memento mori: let’s talk about death
Two memento mori in the care of English Heritage provide fascinating insights into medieval religious beliefs and attitudes towards death.
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Enjoy sights, sounds and sensations from England’s past at our sites across the country this summer.
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We're shining the spotlight on the reasons why our teams love the historic buildings and sites that we care for and taking a closer look at the hidden histories of these fantastic places to visit.
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Explore the story of the solstice and why Stonehenge is important. Build your own prehistoric monument, position it to align with the sun, and celebrate in prehistoric style.
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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.