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History of Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth
From its origins as a hospital founded in about 1210–14 to provide shelter and relief for the poor and for travellers to stay, for over 800 years the Royal Garrison Church has had an evolving role within the Portsmouth community.
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A Royal Duchess at Ranger’s House
Ranger’s House plays a starring role in Netflix’s popular television series Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte. But Ranger’s has its own equally dramatic story to tell of royals, scandal and lavish entertainments during the Regency era in which Bridgerton is set.
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Uniquely in England, Denny Abbey was successively occupied by three different monastic orders – Benedictine monks, Knights Templar and finally Franciscan nuns. Each of these communities shaped the monastic buildings to suit their way of life.
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The historic gardens in our care are among the finest in the country. From sweeping parkland to pretty parterres, and from showstopping water features to shady woodland walks, these spectacular spaces offer fantastic days out in the places that made horticultural history.
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7 reasons to volunteer with English Heritage
With 2017 just around the corner, is volunteering on your New Year’s resolution list? Here’s seven fantastic reasons why you should give it a go.
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With two bank holiday weekends and the half term break this month, we’ve got lots of historical inspiration for all ages.
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Ferguson’s Gang and Stonehenge
How the drive to save the Stonehenge landscape in the 1920s inspired five young women to form a mysterious band who battled to save England’s threatened buildings and landscapes.
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Lanercost Priory: A Family Mausoleum
Like most monasteries, Lanercost served as a mausoleum for its founders, their successors and their families. Find out more about their tombs and explore some of them in 3D.
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5 ways to party like Elizabeth 1
Do you dream of holding history’s greatest get-together? Or being the host with the most? Take some tips for how to throw the perfect party from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who produced the ‘Princely Pleasures’ at Kenilworth Castle, a nineteen-day celebration put on for the delight of Queen Elizabeth I in 1575.
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Dressing up in Eltham Palace’s 1930s wardrobe
Join Ruth and Eve as they discover women’s fashion from inside one of England’s most decadent family homes.