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Landscape with Hawkers and Sportsmen by Dutch painter Jan Wijnants has been displayed at Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire, almost continuously since the hall was built and furnished in the 1860s. We explore the story of the artist, the painting, and its relationship with Brodsworth.
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Meet artist Alan Kitching, one of the world’s leading practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking.
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Across 6000 years of history, the fashion for jet has ebbed and flowed. With its ancient associations with healing and protective magic, the gemstone jet has long fascinated both archaeologists and style-setters. In this article we explore the origins of this mysterious gem.
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In the 700th year since the Battle of Byland, Dr Charles Kightly investigates the fall of Edward II of England at the hands of the Scots.
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The history of midwinter traditions
We all have festive traditions we like to stick to at Christmas – but have you ever wondered where these customs began?
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As early as the prehistoric years, the beginning of autumn has been a cornerstone of the northern European calendar heralding an important season for food, feasting and festivities. But food and produce aren’t the only reasons that communities come together each autumn.
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30 surprising facts about Hadrian's Wall
How well do you know one of England's most famous landmarks?
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Stories from Grand Tours of Europe
Crossing the channel and into continental Europe, British tourists in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries were among a new wave of pleasure travellers. A great number of people who lived in properties that are now in the care of English Heritage embarked on a Grand Tour during this time. Here we share some of their stories and how the Grand Tour impacted their lives.
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Satire and Scandal: Media in 18th-Century England
News sharing and gathering has been in existence, in one form or another, as long as communication itself. But a boom in 18th-century publishing launched a new media culture that saw the news disseminated in a way that hadn't been possible before.