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A history of Easby Abbey, one of Britain's best-preserved Premonstratensian monasteries.
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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
One of the most recognised names in modern British history, Florence Nightingale was a key figure in the development of modern nursing and healthcare practice. Arthur George Walker’s statue of Nightingale shows her as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’, a nicknamed she earned on her nightly inspection rounds in the Crimea.
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We invite English Heritage Members to step into England's story with specially created historical articles and features.
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Audley End House is a Jacobean mansion housing a large and diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, natural history specimens and more. This collection gives us a glimpse into discoveries, changing fashions and developments over 400 years. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, played an early part in the establishment of British imperial control of India. He became the effective ruler of Bengal, and was a controversial figure in his own time. As a founder of the Empire in India he came to be lionised by many in Britain as a hero, a view of him that has been called into question in more recent years.
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Use our helpful guides to plan the best family day out at historic places around the country.
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The history of Scarborough Castle, where the great royal castle developed by Henry II and his successors was twice besieged during the Civil War.
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Commissioned in 1630, the statue of King Charles I which now stands in Trafalgar Square, London, was sculpted by Hubert Le Sueur and intended for the 1st Earl of Portland’s new gardens at Mortlake Park, Roehampton. Charles I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1625 and 1649. He is mostly remembered for his conflicts with parliament which led to the English Civil Wars (1642–51).
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Among the greatest monasteries of the Welsh Marches, Wenlock Priory was refounded soon after the Norman Conquest on the site of a 7th-century double monastery, which housed both monks and nuns.
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A list of the main sources of information for our current knowledge and understanding of Longthorpe Tower.