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Blue Plaque commemorating Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams at Hodford Lodge, 2 Hodford Road, Golders Green, London NW11 8NP, London Borough of Barnet.
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Members' Week: After Hours at Berry Pomeroy Castle
Join our expert guide for a twilight tour as you explore the dramatic shell of Berry Pomeroy Castle on Thursday 28 May, explaining its functions, form and history.
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After almost 120 years of Tudor rule, the Stuart period was ushered in when James I succeeded his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, to the throne in 1603. The Stuart period witnessed intense religious and political conflicts, which shifted power from the monarchy to Parliament. Meanwhile, discoveries and innovations transformed science, architecture and everyday life.
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The Tudor period saw the gradual evolution of England’s medieval army into a larger, firearm-wielding force supported by powerful ships and formidable gun forts to protect the country from the threat of invasion.
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A brief history of Wall Roman Site in Staffordshire, where the Imperial army established a series of forts. Later the site was developed into an official staging post and a small town grew up around it.
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Discovery Visits at Audley End House and Gardens
Much adapted mansion with fine collections of art and natural history; Service Wing full of the sights, sounds and smells of an 1880’s kitchen, laundry, dairy and game larger; walled kitchen garden with fruit and vegetable varieties from the period; fine formal gardens and horses in the stables. A delightful example of Victorian daily life in a great country house.
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The Upper Plym Valley has an extraordinary concentration of stone remains littered across an area of 6 square miles, making it one of the richest archaeological landscapes of Dartmoor.
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The 20th century was a time of rapidly developing technologies, many of them spurred on by the two World Wars. These acted as catalysts for unprecendented social change. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to approach this dramatic and often devastating period, and find suggested activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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Test your knowledge of the mythical British Leader with our heritage mini quiz
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Marble Hill: History and Stories
Find out all about Marble Hill’s history, and how English Heritage is bringing the house and Henrietta Howard’s lost garden back to life.