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The Sites that Changed History
Whether it’s a prehistoric monument built around 5,600 years ago, or the abbey founded by William the Conqueror to atone for his actions during the Norman Conquest, our experts select some of the historic properties in our care that changed the course of history on the British Isles.
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Senior English Heritage properties historian Dr Michael Carter traces the historical tradition of festive frivolities – and how it led to the creation of a boisterous medieval role known as the Lord of Misrule.
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Where Mark Haddon found his ‘ghosts’ at the York Cold War Bunker
Acclaimed writer Mark Haddon knows what makes a good ghost story. But for the BAFTA winner and author of the best-selling Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, it’s not all about things that go bump in the night.
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Discover the very battlefield on which the most famous conflict in England’s history was fought.
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This unique ceremonial temple of concentric rings of standing stones and wooden posts was used in the late Neolithic period, and probably built about 2500 BC.
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Deal Castle: History and Stories
Built by Henry VIII at a time when England seemed vulnerable to invasion, Deal Castle has watched over the Kent coast for nearly 500 years.
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Hadrian's Wall and the Original Night's Watch
It’s well known that George R R Martin drew on many aspects of British history as inspiration for the world of Game of Thrones. The immense ice wall that protects the northern border of Westeros is definitely reminiscent of a certain structure in our care. But how similar was life for the Roman soldiers on Hadrian’s Wall and the fictional Night’s Watch?