Search Results
5948 results for %s
Property
St Mary's Church, Studley Royal
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
Property
Bant's Carn Burial Chamber and Halangy Down Ancient Village
The remains of an ancient Iron Age village in a wonderfully scenic location.On the hill above stands a Bronze Age burial mound with entrance passage and inner chamber.
Event
Join us for a weekend at Down House celebrating the anniversary of Charles Darwin's most well-known book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Page
5 ways to party like Elizabeth 1
Do you dream of holding history’s greatest get-together? Or being the host with the most? Take some tips for how to throw the perfect party from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who produced the ‘Princely Pleasures’ at Kenilworth Castle, a nineteen-day celebration put on for the delight of Queen Elizabeth I in 1575.
Page
Coastguard's Cottage, Lindisfarne Priory, Northumberland
Cross the dramatic causeway to reach the tiny island of Lindisfarne, on a journey that will stay in your memory forever.
Page
Here are our top picks to help you time travel to some of England's most historic sites in 21st century style and comfort.
Page
Karl Marx: the London connections
September 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first volume of Das Kapital, Karl Marx’s famous critique of capitalism. In this blog, blue plaques historian Howard Spencer explores Marx’s life in London, and tells us about five other political exiles commemorated with a plaque.