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How to create a landscape garden like Capability Brown

Capability Brown revolutionised English garden and landscape design in the 18th century. English Heritage landscapes advisor Emily Parker explains how.

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Conscientious Objectors: How the Richmond 16 pioneered our right to choose

Kevin Booth, explores how the actions of conscientious objectors during the First World War shaped our right to choice and conscience.

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How to create a topiary sculpture inspired by historic gardens

Topiary comes in all shapes and sizes. Michael Klemperer explains how to create a topiary spiral at home, inspired by English Heritage's historic gardens.

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Bored during Christmas? Try these 4 festive Victorian things to do

If you're bored over the holidays, take inspiration from the Victorians. Keep the family entertained with these ideas and beat boredom the Victorian way.

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5 Historic Places You Can See on Screen

Many English Heritage sites also double as fictional locations in TV and films. Here are five of our favourite examples of spotting our places on screen.

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Interior Design Inspiration from Charles Darwin’s study

The Old Study at Down House was the centre of Charles Darwin's daily routine. It was in here that he performed experiments, wrote to fellow scientists and composed his groundbreaking works including "On the Origin of Species".

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Eight Witchcraft Myths

Witchcraft is an area of history that most people feel familiar with. From the Salem Witch Trials to the witches of Macbeth, the figure of the witch is embedded in our culture. The problem is that most of what we think we know is wrong. Professor Diane Purkiss debunks eight of the most common myths about witchcraft.

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History of Fireworks: Displays which went off with a Bang!

From monks playing with gunpowder to a disastrous pyrotechnic display designed to impress Elizabeth I, here are 4 tales from the long history of fireworks.

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Death and Burial Rites on Hadrian’s Wall

As part of the new exhibition at Birdoswald on Hadrian's Wall, experts from English Heritage and Historic England have analysed Roman burial urns found at Birdoswald for the first time - and what they found was totally unexpected.

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Hidden History Makers: Forgotten Figures in England’s Story

Many of the great history-makers of England’s past are very familiar indeed – David-Beckham-familiar, even. There is a continuous chain of famous names stretching back into the fringes of Prehistory, which defines our perceptions of what history is; a gallery of faces, from King Harold (with an arrow in his eye) to Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell (warts and all) to Winston Churchill.