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Stonehenge is famous for its alignments with the sun, but did you know that the ancient monument may have also been carefully designed to align with the movements of the Moon?
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Top 9 things to do this Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and our historic places across the country are preparing for some spooktacular spectacles and fearsome nights of frights. From terrifying ghost tours to crafts and activities for the kids, here’s a few of the ways in which you can get involved with English Heritage this Halloween, wherever you are.
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Behind the scenes of ITV’s Victoria with David Oakes
David Oakes plays Prince Albert’s brother Ernest in new ITV drama Victoria. He tells us about filming the series and his memories of visiting Osborne House.
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The Siege of Kenilworth Castle
How Henry III’s assault on Kenilworth Castle, which began on 25 June 1266, turned into one of the longest sieges in English medieval history.
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Spring has most definitely sprung and now is the perfect time to spend a day out where history happened. Here are our highlights and top picks for April.
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Discovery Visits at Audley End House and Gardens
Much adapted mansion with fine collections of art and natural history; Service Wing full of the sights, sounds and smells of an 1880’s kitchen, laundry, dairy and game larger; walled kitchen garden with fruit and vegetable varieties from the period; fine formal gardens and horses in the stables. A delightful example of Victorian daily life in a great country house.
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Known as ‘The Grandparent of Skyscrapers’, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings is an internationally important historical site. It is the multi-storied iron-framed building in the world, first used as a Mill and then a Maltings, it was operational until the 1980s.
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Portchester Castle's prisoner of war stories told for the first time
A new exhibition at Portchester Castle uncovers the identities of some of the 2000 African-Caribbean soldiers imprisoned at the castle during the 18th century.