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MORE FAMILIES THAN EVER ARE VISITING HISTORIC SITES, SAYS ENGLISH HERITAGE
Family visits increase by more than 50% over the past decade
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History’s Oldest Alcoholic Drink Back on the Menu
Mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic drink, is making a comeback, English Heritage announced today (29 November), with the charity revealing it sells a bottle of the ancient tipple every 10 minutes. The drink is hot on the heels of its younger and hipper cousin, gin, as sales growth increased by an average of 10% year on year for the past three years. English Heritage is the UK’s largest retailer of mead and for those yet to experience the drink, the charity will be offering a free sample to enjoy at its sites this winter.
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Bauhaus visionaries honoured with blue plaque
A blue plaque for three pioneering art teachers has been unveiled on a daringly modern 1930s Isokon Building in Belsize Park.
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Blue Plaque for Star Wars villain announced on May the 4th
English Heritage will install a blue plaque for Peter Cushing, the actor perhaps best known for his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars.
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A stone inscribed with Latin writing and Greek letters as well as Christian symbols – all dating from the 7th century – has been excavated at Tintagel Castle and will go on display from 16 June, English Heritage announced today (Friday 15 June).
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Champion for women's education and Indian independence receives blue plaque
The London home of Margaret Noble, or Sister Nivedita as she was known, has been commemorated with a new blue plaque
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Kenilworth Castle rebuilt in Minecraft after standing in ruins for over 300 years
Kenilworth Castle – one of England’s greatest fortresses – has been rebuilt for the first time in Minecraft, the popular online block-building game, English Heritage has revealed today (14 August). The charity is running Minecraft workshops at a number of its castles this summer so that visitors can build some of England’s most famous castles in the shadow of the real thing.
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New research reveals origin of Stonehenge’s great sarsen stones
A new study has revealed the origins of Stonehenge's sarsen stones, solving a mystery that has been speculated on for centuries
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Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.