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Five grand garden parties from history
With the help of Landscape Advisor Emily Parker and Properties Historian Andrew Hann, we’re taking a look at five historic frolics and garden parties that took place at the gardens in our care.
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Test your knowledge of our sites' summer links with our 20 questions quiz from the Summer 2023 edition of your Members' Magazine.
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Pevensey Castle Collection Highlights
Explore these highlights from the collection of Roman and medieval objects excavated at Pevensey Castle to find out about the everyday experience of the people who lived and worked there.
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In this blog we’re exploring the stories of five of the most brutal sieges in England’s history. Find out which northern fortress never fell to the Scots, learn about the Roundhead leader who survived a 200ft fall only to die in battle, and discover how bad weather can scupper siege weapons.
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Built in the late 14th century more as luxury residence than fortress, Donnington Castle was pressed into service in the English Civil War, when the Royalist garrison endured a 20-month siege.
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Why do we eat pancakes on pancake day?
Join Food Historian Sam Bilton as she explores the history of the celebration, and details an 18th century recipe for a kind of pancake pie for you to try at home – the ultimate Shrove Tuesday treat!
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How volunteering helped me find a sense of purpose again
Records Keeper, Richard Luscombe, writes about how volunteering with English Heritage across a range of roles has helped him through personal tragedy.
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Discover one of the first and largest purpose built barracks in England. Built in the early 18th Century, in response to the fighting in the north of England during the Jacobite rising in 1715, the barracks could house 600 men and 36 officers. The imposing barracks are built around an impressive parade ground and have been a significant landmark on the border of England and Scotland for over two centuries.
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New Diversity initiative for London Blue Plaques, as footballer Laurie Cunningham honoured
Pioneer of black achievement in football honoured with English Heritage blue plaque New working group will advise on diversity in the blue plaques scheme
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An Introduction to Early Medieval England (c.410–1066)
The six and a half centuries between the end of Roman rule and the Norman Conquest are among the most important in English history. But the period is also one of the most challenging to understand.