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Summer Fun & Games at Walmer Castle
It’s all fun and games at Walmer Castle this summer, with loads of activities for the whole family to get stuck into.
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Quiz: Guess the English Heritage sites painted by JMW Turner
One of Britain's best-loved painters, JMW Turner painted 35 sites across England that are now cared for by English Heritage. We've selected 10 of these paintings - can you identify which sites the paintings feature?
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Pendennis Castle: History and Stories
Explore the eventful history of Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall. King Henry VIII built the fort in the 1540s, but it was used as recently as the Second World War for defence and protection.
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Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle
Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle are two of Henry VIII's coastal defence forts, known as 'device forts', built on the shores of the Fal estuary between 1539 and 1547. Use our suggested activities, reading and video resources to explore the story of these fortresses, their role in defending England's shores, and the area they guarded.
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Archaeological investigation at Pendennis has generally been limited, leaving plenty of scope for further study and research-orientated investigation
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Three exciting trails jam-packed with fairies, dragons and mythical beings are coming to historic places near you this spring.