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Members' Event: Stonehenge Up Close
Gain a rare insight into Stonehenge, the famous World Heritage Site, with an exclusive tour around the monument led by one of English Heritage’s experts. Learn all about the stones and discover the fascinating details on the sarsens and bluestones that are only visible up close.
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Explore the stories of people commemorated with blue plaques who lived with a visible or hidden impairment, and learn about the impact disability had on their lives.
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26 inspiring ideas for February
It might be the shortest month of the year, but February is packed with things to do and places to visit. To get you through the month, here are some dates for your diary, blog posts to read, and a few facts to impress your friends with.
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Secrets from the Sky: Uncovering a Forgotten Past with Ben Robinson
ITV series Secrets from the Sky explores the country’s best-loved historic landmarks from a bird’s eye view. Series presenter Ben Robinson tells us more.
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Ritual Mysteries in a Prehistoric Flint Mine
Discoveries in the deep mines at Grime’s Graves offer tantalising glimpses of rituals that may have taken place as part of the mining process here in the late Neolithic. They suggest that flint had more than just a practical value for Neolithic communities.
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The collective role of the trustees is to provide strategic direction and constructive challenge to ensure English Heritage delivers its goals and objectives and is managed effectively.
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In search of Queen Victoria’s favourite flower
Queen Victoria mentions violets over 100 times in her journals. Head Gardener Toby Beasley researched this love and varieties to see this season at Osborne.
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Poet and… Garden Designer? Alexander Pope at Chiswick House and Marble Hill
Alexander Pope is famous for his contribution to poetry and literature, but less well known was his passion for gardens and his role as a landscape gardener. Pope was at the forefront of new ideas at the time, and proposed gardens at Chiswick House and Marble Hill in south west London.
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A brief history of Christmas carols
It wouldn’t be Christmas without carols – the traditional festive songs that, in some cases, can be traced back hundreds of years. We speak to Professor Ronald Hutton, the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain, to find out who wrote the first carols, why ‘Away in a Manger’ was credited to Martin Luther despite originating from 19th-century America, and how ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ may have a hidden message in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.