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A brief history and description of Kirkham House, a well-preserved medieval house once belonging to a landowning or merchant family.
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Blue Plaque commemorating the first President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah at 60 Burghley Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1UN, London Borough of Camden.
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Re-Discovering Walmer's Lost Pleasure Grounds
Find out more about the exciting project currently underway at Walmer Castle, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and seeking to reinstate 19th century pleasure grounds designed by William Pitt the Younger and his niece Lady Hester Stanhope.
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Book a free self-led visit to Brougham Castle and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Explore the castle that served both as a barrier against Scottish invaders and was later a private residence of Lady Anne Clifford. Don’t miss the unusual double gatehouse and the impressive ‘Tower of League’. The site can also act as a fantastic stimulus for art, photography or a creative writing focus with its stunning setting beside the River Eamont crossing.
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Launceston Castle dates from the early years of the Norman Conquest, with construction beginning in 1068. Sitting on a high hill overlooking the surrounding area, it was a symbol of Norman power and served as a reminder of the authority of the Earls of Cornwall, and from the 1300s, the Dukes of Cornwall. In the mid-thirteenth century it was remodelled by Richard, Earl of Cornwall. Over its history, the castle has been an administrative centre, a prison and even a pleasure garden. It was also one of several sites used by U.S. forces during World War II. Use our suggested activities and resources to better understand the story of Launceston Castle.
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Lydford Law and Parliamentary Privilege
From a Tudor ‘tinner’ to a 21st-century footballer: how the Privilege of Parliament Act can be traced back to the ghastliness of prison life at Lydford Castle in Devon.
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Goodrich Castle is a now ruinous Norman medieval castle situated to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye.
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Scarborough Castle Discovery Visits
Take an interactive tour of the headland focusing on the castle as a defensive structure. Immerse your class in the medieval period.
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Blue Plaque commemorating pioneer of modern nursing and Great War heroine Edith Cavell at London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB.
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History of Glastonbury Tribunal
A brief history and description of Glastonbury Tribunal, a medieval town house once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.