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20 Questions Quiz: Myths and Legends
Test your knowledge of myths and legends with our quiz. Click on each question to reveal the answer.
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For more than a century after the Battle of Hastings, all substantial stone buildings in England were built in the Norman style, which was superseded from the later 12th century by a new style – the Gothic.
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Test your knowledge of our sites by identifying them from photographs, with a little help from your 2020 Members' Handbook.
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Visit a historic home, castle or abbey near you, or plan a getaway to help you celebrate the festive season or ring in the new year. Explore our map to find one of our historic places to discover - or rediscover - this winter.
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In the Victorian period the growth of the railway network made it possible to transport food from the countryside to urban markets much more easily, greatly improving the quality of produce available there. But there was still no cure for most diseases, and life expectancy remained stubbornly low.
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William the Conqueror imposed a total reorganisation of the English Church. He had secured the Pope’s blessing for his invasion by promising to reform the ‘irregularities’ of the Anglo-Saxon Church, which had developed its own distinctive customs. Throughout the medieval period the Church was a pervasive force in people’s lives.
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Old photographs aren’t just fascinating to look at, they can also reveal important clues about the past! On this page, we’ve gathered some old photographs with secrets to reveal. Using our top tips, can you correctly guess what’s happening and who’s in them?
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New technology unlocks stories from England's past
Previously unseen artefacts, rarely opened archaeological stores, and hard-to-see masterpieces are now available to explore online thanks to a new partnership between English Heritage and Google Arts & Culture.
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Britain has a rich history of board games. While a few examples are known in prehistory, they became more common after the Roman conquest, and continued to develop and be influenced through the migration of various cultures and peoples over the centuries.