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History of Hardknott Roman Fort
Built early in the reign of Emperor Hadrian (AD 117–38), Hardknott Fort guarded an important road that connected the Cumbrian coast with the heart of the Lake District. For centuries, its beautiful location and well-preserved remains have inspired wonder at the history of Roman Britain.
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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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We can only make informed guesses about what prehistoric people believed, using evidence from the monuments and artefacts that have survived. There was no single or continuously developed belief system in prehistoric Britain. For long periods, however, there were religious practices concerning the dead, their afterlife, and their influence on the living.
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History of Lincoln Medieval Bishops’ Palace
The medieval palace of the bishops of Lincoln was one of the finest and most important domestic buildings anywhere in medieval England.
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Refectory Cottage, Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Soak up the serenity inside the ruins of what was once one of the wealthiest abbeys in the country.
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Christmas traditions, crafts and more
From the origins of Christmas to authentic Victorian crafts, explore the history of your favourite holiday and find festive inspiration with recipes from Mrs Crocombe and more.
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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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The history of Whitby Abbey, where a Benedictine abbey was founded after the Norman Conquest on the site of an important Anglo-Saxon monastery dating from the 7th century.
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Where Do Myths, Legends and Folktales Come From?
Carolyne Larrington, Professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford, examines the origins of England's myths, legends and folktales, from dragons, kelpies and hobs to the legend of King Arthur.
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Where Do Myths, Legends and Folktales Come From?
Myths, legends and folktales are well established in the fabric of English culture. But where do these often fantastical stories come from? Carolyne Larrington, Professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford, examines the origins of these stories, from dragons, kelpies and hobs to the legend of King Arthur.