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Send Us Your Old Stonehenge Snaps!

This summer English Heritage invited a number of individuals and families to revisit Stonehenge and to recreate photos taken decades ago at the ancient monument. Today, as English Heritage reveals the touching ‘then and now’ results, the guardian of Stonehenge is calling on the public to send in as many Stonehenge snaps as possible for a special digital photo-album, created to celebrate the centenary of Stonehenge belonging to the nation.

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Whitby Abbey Revamped

Whitby Abbey has re-opened to the public following a major £1.6 million re-interpretation project by English Heritage – including a new museum and new interpretation around the historic site.

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Romans to blame for no-body-hair trend, says English HEritage

From painful waxes to irritating shaves, we can trace the modern obsession with hair removal back to the Romans, English Heritage has said today (24 May), as the charity displays a collection of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire – a Roman town once as large as Pompeii. Amongst over 400 artefacts, most of which have never been on display, other objects related to Roman cleanliness and beauty practices include a strigil (skin scraper), perfume bottles, jet and bone jewellery, make-up applicators and amulets for warding off evil. The new museum at Wroxeter opens to the public tomorrow.

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Wellington's titians revealed to be real deal

Following recent cleaning and conservation, three paintings - previously attributed to later followers of Titian - have been revealed to be by the 16th century Venetian artist himself and his studio. Once part of the Spanish Royal Collection and later given to the first Duke of Wellington, the paintings have now gone on display in public together for the first time as part of a small exhibition - 'Titian at Apsley House' - opened in July at Apsley House, the London home of the Duke and his descendants.

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New diversity initiative for blue plaques scheme as footballer laurie cunningham is honoured

Pioneer of black achievement in football honoured with English Heritage blue plaque New working group will advise on diversity in the blue plaques scheme

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New Diversity initiative for London Blue Plaques, as footballer Laurie Cunningham honoured

Pioneer of black achievement in football honoured with English Heritage blue plaque New working group will advise on diversity in the blue plaques scheme

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Romans to blame for no-body-hair trend, says English HEritage

From painful waxes to irritating shaves, we can trace the modern obsession with hair removal back to the Romans, English Heritage has said today (24 May), as the charity displays a collection of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire – a Roman town once as large as Pompeii. Amongst over 400 artefacts, most of which have never been on display, other objects related to Roman cleanliness and beauty practices include a strigil (skin scraper), perfume bottles, jet and bone jewellery, make-up applicators and amulets for warding off evil. The new museum at Wroxeter opens to the public tomorrow.

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“STONEHENGE OF THE NORTH” REUNITED

English Heritage acquires the final of three Thornborough Henges

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GOING UNDERGROUND: NEOLITHIC FLINT MINE OPENS TO PUBLIC

Visitors to Grime’s Graves can descend into the oldest humanmade underground space in England

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Women's voluntary services founder honoured with blue plaque

A blue plaque for the founder of the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS), Stella Reading, has been installed at her former Westminster headquarters.