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The history of English strawberries
Explore the origins of the English strawberry and its long connection with Wimbledon, the world's oldest tennis tournament. Plus, we share a tasty traditional recipe for a strawberry tart with snow cream.
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Bird spotting at English Heritage sites
A practical guide to spotting common and rare birds at English Heritage sites throughout the year.
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A brief history of Roman amphitheatres in Britain
A 'Roman' import, the amphitheatre came to British shores around AD80-90. By AD350 most British amphitheatres had fallen into disuse. Here, we chart the rise and fall of gladiators, games and amphitheatres in Britain.
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Find out all about Queen Victoria's remarkable pets, including the Crufts prize winners, what became of the mastiff who bit her, and why she never let her old horses leave royal ownership
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Traces of the Transatlantic Slave Economy in the National Heritage Collection
From plantation owners to pro- and anti-abolitionists, from investors in trading companies to colonial administrators, examples can be found across the National Heritage Collection that show the extent of transatlantic slavery’s presence in British society.
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Medieval Ghosts, Ghouls and Hauntings
Read an edited transcript of Episode 88 of the English Heritage Podcast: Medieval Ghosts Ghouls and Hauntings with senior properties historian Dr Michael Carter.
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The Eleanor Crosses: A Journey Set in Stone
Discover the story of the remarkable crosses erected by Edward I as memorials to his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, and take a close-up look at the finest of the three surviving crosses, at Geddington in Northamptonshire.
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From St Hild to Dido Belle, many influential and remarkable women through history have called our historic properties home. Our experts share the stories of eight of those who challenged the conventions of their day.
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Introducing the unsung heroes who played their part in shaping the stories of our sites.
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Chairman's Lecture: Charles Darwin's living laboratory at Down House
In 1859, while living at Down House in Kent, Charles Darwin published his theory of natural selection in his book On the Origin of Species. The garden at Down House was Darwin’s ‘living laboratory’, where he conducted hundreds of experiments on the natural world. In her lecture on 7 February, Emily Parker, landscape advisor, took us behind the scenes of the project to reveal more about those experiments and the role they played in informing his groundbreaking theories.