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Following our 2022 appeal to protect our coastal sites affected by coastal erosion and rising tides, we sent Jo Caird to Hurst Castle in Hampshire to find out how we’re looking after this vulnerable fort.
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Bridget Atkinson (1732–1814) was an avid collector of shells and amassed an enormous and remarkable collection over her lifetime.
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The story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African orphan who became the protégée of Queen Victoria, reads more like fiction than fact.
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Two sieges at Dover Castle, in the summers of 1216 and 1217, were important events during the First Barons’ War. The circumstances that gave rise to this attack were part of a complex and bitter disagreement between King John and a large group of English barons, which resulted in all-out warfare across England.
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Built at the end of the 14th century by Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Penrith Castle symbolised his power in the area. A century later it was granted to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III, who transformed it into a luxurious residence.
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6 London war memorials added to New Guidebook
For the first time, First World War memorials have been included with Wellington Arch and Marble Arch in a newly published London guidebook from English Heritage.
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The Ladies of Llangollen Portraits at Audley End
Two prints in the collection at Audley End depict Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, who set up home in 1779 and lived together for 50 years. Discover what the prints can tell us about contemporary fascination with their lives and relationship.
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Bayham is the best surviving example of a Premonstratensian abbey in England, and its impressive ruins show how life evolved at the monastery over 300 years.
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Significance of Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters is one of the most spectacular of excavated Roman forts, significant for the outstanding richness of its remains and state of preservation, in particular the bath building.