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The most English week in history?
This week marks the Queen's 90th birthday, St George's Day and the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
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18th Century Portraits return to Wrest Park after 100 years
Five portraits return to Wrest Park 100 years after being purchased and conserved by English Heritage
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New Rievaulx Abbey Exhibition celebrates 100 years of care
Rare images and documents from the Victorian age will go on show to offer a new perspective on Rievaulx Abbey
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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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History meets legend at Tintagel Castle
A bronze sculpture inspired by both the legend of King Arthur and Tintagel Castle’s royal past is the centrepiece of a new visitor experience which explores the history of the Cornish castle and the crucial role legends have played in shaping the site visitors see today. The new interpretation will go on public display from Friday 29 April.
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A brief history and description of Egglestone Abbey, a house of Premonstratensian canons which struggled repeatedly with poverty and the threat of Scottish invasion.
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GOLDIE, Grace Wyndham (1900–1986)
Blue plaque commemorating Grace Wyndham Goldie, pioneering television producer and BBC executive, at Flat 86, St Mary Abbot’s Court, Warwick Gardens, London.
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CRAFT, Ellen (c.1826-c.1891) & CRAFT, William (c.1824-1900)
Ellen and William Craft were African American freedom fighters who made a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, and in 1851 fled to Britain, where they supported anti-slavery efforts.
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CRAFT, Ellen (c.1826-c.1891) & CRAFT, William (c.1824-1900)
Ellen and William Craft were African American freedom fighters who made a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, and in 1851 fled to Britain, where they supported anti-slavery efforts.
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Blue plaque commemorating first woman to sit in Parliament, Nancy Astor, at 4 St James's Square, St James's, London SW1Y 6JU, City of Westminster.