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George Villiers, later the Duke of Buckingham, became a favourite of King James I after their first meeting at Apethorpe in 1614. Surviving love letters between James and George are telling of their close relationship, which brought Villiers great fame and fortune.
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First British-born prima ballerina, Alicia Markova, honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
A blue plaque will be unveiled at 7 Cascade Avenue, Muswell Hill, commemorating Dame Alicia Markova, the first British-born prima ballerina and a towering figure of 20th-century ballet.
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Research on Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
A summary of the state of research on Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate, and the questions that remain to be answered by future research.
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Significance of Scarborough Castle
Scarborough is significant both as a medieval royal castle which played a prominent part in national events and for the architectural importance of its great tower and 13th-century defences.
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Significance of Stokesay Castle
A description of the architectural, archaeological and historical significance of Stokesay Castle
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Wallpaper and rose petals: the story behind Wrest Park’s summer art exhibition
Artist Sally Annett is exhibiting a range of contemporary art works at Wrest Park this summer. Inspired by the site’s collection of rarely-seen wallpapers, Annett talks to us about what it was like to delve into the vast collection stores at Wrest, and the stories she found there.
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Our senior historian, Paul Pattison, has worked with the genealogists at Findmypast to uncover more of John Glasson Thomas' story.
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Blue Plaque commemorating psychoanalysts Anna Freud at 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, London NW3 5SX, London Borough of Camden.
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The story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African orphan who became the protégée of Queen Victoria, reads more like fiction than fact.
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Increasing costs and cuts to local authority park budgets could mean the loss of many of England’s Victorian flowerbeds.