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Discover the site where Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby to face the threat of the Armada. One of the best examples of its type in England, explore the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder or enter the bastion magazine passages and feel what it was like for the soldiers who lived here.
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Replica WWI biplane comes to Stonehenge for February Half Term
It's been 100 years since the Royal Flying Corps housed their aircraft near Stonehenge This february half term visitors will encounter a Se5A fighter plane and discover stories of Stonehenge and the landscape
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Three exciting trails jam-packed with fairies, dragons and mythical beings are coming to historic places near you this spring.
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English Heritage announces new blue plaques for 2017
Six new English Heritage blue plaques have been announced for 2017 Charlie Chaplin, Francis Bacon and Mary Macarthur included in those named
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Stonehenge and the A303 - Consultation Response
English Heritage, Historic England and the National Trust respond to the proposed A303 Stonehenge tunnel.
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English Heritage Properties on Film
Many of our historic sites have doubled as fictional locations or even starred as themselves on screen. Keep an eye out and see if you can recognise them when watching these movies and TV series. We've also created an interactive map so you can see where they are.
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Our historic sites have been used to provide unique and authentic backdrops for numerous films, photo shoots and television shows.
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Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
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At the start of the Georgian period, parks and gardens had formal layouts with well-defined axes and avenues. But the growing fashion for scenery, accompanied by theories on nature and on how painterly principles might be used, led to more naturalistic designs that were an early expression of the Romantic movement.
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5 Historic Places You Can See on Screen
Many English Heritage sites also double as fictional locations in TV and films. Here are five of our favourite examples of spotting our places on screen.