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Meet English Heritage's latest jouster: Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton launches English Heritage’s Medieval Knights Season
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Build the ultimate sandcastle, meet Roman soldiers or experience the thrill of the joust this August. It's one of our busiest months for events, with something to see and do every day, wherever you are.
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Enjoy an extraordinary summer seeing our knights in action. Whether you're going to a joust or a tournament, find out about the history of knights as well as what you can expect at our events. Do you know the difference between thirteenth and fifteenth-century knights? What's a tilt rail? These questions and many others are answered below.
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Victoria & Abdul costumes to go on show at Osborne
The costumes from 'Victoria & Albert' will be displayed in Queen Victoria's Indian-inspired Durbar Room at Osborne for a limited time.
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Sound of 500 Cavalry horses recreated at Hadrian's Wall
The unique mechanical installation at Chesters Roman Fort in North Tyne is a first of its kind for English Heritage.
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Mount Grace Priory to benefit from expert garden redesigns
Mount Grace Priory to benefit from expert garden redesigns
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Fighting fit: today's Jousters are a unique combination of Ronaldo, Murray and Hamilton
University of Bath Tests Show Jousters are the Ultimate All-Round Athletes
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Our summer events programme is fully underway as we head into August. If you’ve never witnessed a joust or medieval tournament before, now is your chance. Our Knights Season is crammed full of unscripted medieval games.
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Jousting Joins the Football, Tennis and Cricket VAR Revolution
Jousting, England’s first national sport, is being brought bang up-to-date as English Heritage trials VAR (Video Assisted Referee) sports technology to kick off its series of jousts across England this August, the charity announced today (Wednesday 31 July).
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Female Jousters to compete this summer
Women will join English Heritage jousts for the first time this summer, kicking off at Kenilworth Castle this weekend.