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Meadows have been a part of the English farming landscape for over a thousand years. Find out how meadows have been a constant and valuable part of agricultural and social history, and provide important historic settings for many of our sites.
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7 reasons to volunteer with English Heritage
With 2017 just around the corner, is volunteering on your New Year’s resolution list? Here’s seven fantastic reasons why you should give it a go.
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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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Members' Exclusive Solstice Downloads
Celebrate the 2021 summer solstice by downloading two exclusive images of the stone circle to use as your screen wallpaper – only available to English Heritage Members. Plus, discover our most famous monument with special interviews, live streams and more.
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D-Day Deception: Operation Fortitude South
In 1944, Dover Castle’s tunnels played a supporting role in Operation Fortitude South, the elaborate deception that concealed the true location of the Allied invasion of western Europe from the Germans.
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Test your knowledge of the English Heritage Blue Plaques scheme with our mini quiz.