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From the world-famous Stonehenge, to the epic World Heritage site of Hadrian's Wall, from the most famous battlefield in history at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield to Down House, once the home of Charles Darwin and today a site of outstanding international significance. Our world famous sites can inspire and amaze, enabling learners to make connections with the past and create memories that stay with them forever.
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With two bank holiday weekends and the half term break this month, we’ve got lots of historical inspiration for all ages.
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Historic England and English Heritage have secured the future of two massive henge monuments and their surrounding landscape, part of a Neolithic complex in North Yorkshire described as “the Stonehenge of the North”
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A food timeline tracing the types of food that people have eaten in Britain from 10,000 years ago to the present.
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Myths and Legends Discovery Visits with Lego® Education
This Key Stage 2 session has been developed with LEGO® Education and covers a range of cross-curricular subjects including Literacy and History.
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Children's memories of castles come from TV and film, not real life
English Heritage has conducted a new survey into generational memories of castles ahead of its #LoveCastles campaign
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Prehistory is the time before written records. It's the period of human history we know the least about, but it's also the longest by far.
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We've brought together ideas for studying your local history by using our sites across the country. Use our site-specific pages as inspiration to help you bring local stories to life for your pupils.
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History of Avebury Henge and Stone Circles
A brief history of Avebury Henge and Stone circles, one of the principal ceremonial sites of Neolithic Britain that we can visit today.
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History through your lens Top picks from Instagram in July
Every photo tells a story, and you’ve been sharing some of your best snaps from our historic sites on Instagram this month using the #englishheritage hashtag. We’ve picked out a few of our favourites from all across the country to share in this monthly round-up.