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Dracula isn’t the only one out for blood this Halloween
This Halloween, we are partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to offer visitors the chance to discover something truly spine-tingling: their own blood type.
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Description of Mount Grace Priory
A brief description of Mount Grace Priory, where the layout of the best-preserved Carthusian monastery in England is clear and four phases of medieval building can be identified
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A brief history of Silbury Hill, the largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe.
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Audio tour of Bant’s Carn Burial Chamber and Halangy Down Ancient Village
You can download some short audio clips for Bant's Carn Burial Chamber & Halangy Down Ancient Village. They can be played below or downloaded and listened to on an iPod, mobile phone or mp3 player.
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Darwin’s unsolicited gift from Marx put on display at Down House
Gifted by admirer Karl Marx, the newly conserved copy of Das Kapital was abandoned by Darwin and remains uncut and unread 150 years later
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Seventeen new recruits embark on programme as Class of ‘23/24 graduate
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Norman Tower’s Missing Key Returned after Almost 50 Years
A large brass key to St Leonard’s Tower, in Kent has been returned in the post to English Heritage, the charity announced today (9 December). The key, which had been missing for almost half a century, was sent with an anonymous note admitting it had been 'borrowed' and apologising for the delay in returning it. English Heritage now wishes to thank the mysterious individual with a gift of membership and is asking them to get back in touch. Unlike library books, there’s no fine for a late return.
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How did Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularise Christmas?
Many of our favourite Christmas traditions, from trees to turkeys, were made fashionable in Victorian England by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.