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Can You Guess the English Heritage Site?
Test your knowledge of England’s history and get inspiration for your next day out. English Heritage cares for over 400 historic sites, but how many can you recognise?
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Butlers were key members of the Victorian household. Do you think you're up to the task of leading a staff? Find out what this varied job involved.
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The Origins of the Wedding Cake
The wedding cake is an essential part of most English nuptial feasts, but it has had many different guises over the centuries. The earliest examples, including the ‘bride pye’, were rather less sweet and often included some gruesome surprises. Food historian Sam Bilton explores the origins of this symbolic wedding day treat.
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From a captive queen to the father of the NHS, and from a medieval hermit to a reggae superstar, discover the stories of the people who shaped our country's past.
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Put your knowledge of Hadrian's Wall to the test with this quiz about the royal connections of our sites.
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From Dover Castle, to Stonehenge to Kenwood, 13 English Heritage sites will be serving the 18th-century treat this summer
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So many English kings and queens have associations with English Heritage sites, and their stories are woven into the history of these glorious reminders of royalty past. Discover royal tales of legend, romance, conflict and escape.
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Test your knowledge of our historic gardens with this quiz from our historians and gardeners.
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English Heritage has revealed a list of some of the key anniversaries of events and moments that changed the historical and cultural landscape in England.