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At the start of April 2015, English Heritage separated into two different bodies. A new charity retaining the name English Heritage now looks after the National Heritage Collection - the stone circles, great castles and abbeys, historic houses and all the other unique sites that were in English Heritage's direct care.
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Novelist Georgette Heyer was best known for her regency romances and detective fiction. She is recognised by a plaque at the house where she was born, 103 Woodside, Wimbledon.
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Lord Beauchamp, Walmer Castle and Homosexuality in 20th-Century England
During the 1920s Walmer was home to William Lygon, 7th Earl of Beauchamp, who held lavish homosexual parties at the castle.
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Members' Event: Life in a Roman City
Join English Heritage Curator of History, Andrew Roberts for a tour that delves into the rules and rhythms of the roman urban life, and the deep significance that a trip to the baths had to the lives and identities of the people of Roman Wroxeter.
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Below Stairs Love Story Revealed: Rare Edwardian Photographs and Mementoes on Display for First Time
Brodsworth Hall: Below Stairs Love Story Revealed
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History Through Your Lens: Top Picks from Instagram in September
We’ve picked out a few of our favourites from the past month to feature here on our blog, from a regal pose at Dover Castle to beautiful greenery at Osborne on the Isle of Wight.
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London Statues and the History of Empire
London is a city filled with statues. They are especially concentrated in certain areas, such as Whitehall, Saint James’s and Hyde Park Corner, and they have become familiar landmarks. But pride in these statues must be tempered with an awareness of historic wrongs, and a reckoning must be made with inglorious episodes in history.
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10 Lesser-Known Inspirational Women From History Who ‘Made It Happen’
In part one of Sam Kinchin-Smith’s rundown of some of the less well-known awesome females from the histories of our places, he considers an abbess, a widow, a mystic, a Royalist and an enthusiastic house-builder.
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Cawfields Roman Wall - Hadrian's Wall
A fine stretch of Hadrian's Wall on a steep slope, with turrets and an impressive milecastle, probably built by the Second Legion.
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St Mary's Church, Studley Royal
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.