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David Attenborough Unveils Blue Plaque for Hugh Carleton Greene
Sir David Attenborough unveils Blue Plaque for BBC colleague, Sir Hugh Carleton Greene. Carleton Greene was a revolutionary at the BBC, overseeing a new age of the organisation.
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Operation Clothes Moth Survey Results Revealed
Results from English Heritage's clothes moth survey have been revealed, after the charity called on the public to monitor the pests in their own home.
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Burial Remains Found at Birdoswald on Show for the First Time
Burial remains of a woman and child to go on display for the first time as Birdoswald Roman Fort and Corbridge Roman Town re-open after £1.8 million investment.
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History of St Catherine’s Castle
Perched on a rocky promontory at the mouth of the river Fowey, St Catherine’s Castle formed part of a chain of defences built in the reign of Henry VIII, to prevent seaborne attacks on the important port of Fowey.
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30 English Heritage sites you can visit from home
English Heritage offers historic sites and collections online
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We're delighted that a number of our Discovery Visit workshops have been recognised with Sandford Awards! Recognising high quality, curriculum-aligned learning, we're proud to offer these to help you bring history to life with your class.
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First World War Conscientious Objectors at Richmond Castle
How 16 conscientious objectors detained at Richmond Castle during the First World War were taken to France, and sentenced to death – a sentence commuted to ten years’ hard labour – for refusing to obey orders.
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Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
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The Tudor and Stuart periods were times of great social and religious change in England: invasion threats, a new Church and civil war. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to chart the monumental changes to society and religion during these periods and find suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.