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A blue plaque at 1 Gunter Grove, Chelsea, commemorates Arthur Ransome, one of the most successful and influential children’s authors of the 20th century.
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The trailblazing female barrister and champion of women’s rights, Helena Normanton, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Erected almost 100 years after she passed her Bar finals (on 26 October 1921), the plaque marks 22 Mecklenburgh Square, Normanton’s home from 1919 to 1931, the period when she was forging her legal career. Whilst living there, she funded her training and supplemented her income by letting rooms in the large property.
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Why were women written out of history? An interview with Bettany Hughes
For Women's History Month, award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Dr Bettany Hughes explains why women were written out of history.
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What to grow in a medieval herb garden
The infirmary herb garden in a medieval monastery grew a range of medicinal herbs - here are 9 plants that you’d find there that you can grow at home today.
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Collections Explored: Wallpaper in The Architectural Studies Collection
We often say 'if walls could talk' but wallpaper can sometimes tell more stories than you'd think. Rose Arkle explains why we collect and conserve it.
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Blue Plaques: Past Political Personalities
With the general election imminent, Howard Spencer looks at some of the past political personalities of note who have been celebrated with a blue plaque in London.
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Marching 73 miles across the north of England, Hadrian's Wall is the former frontier of the Roman Empire and offers all sorts of opportunities for exploration.
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- English Heritage launches Million and More Appeal for donations to care for more than 1,000,000 historic objects - Research could uncover England’s last wolf, map Roman trade routes and reveal secrets about the great artists
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Neurosurgeon Diana Beck, among among the first women in her profession in the world, is commemorated with a blue plaque at 53 Wimpole Street, where she lived when at the peak of her career.