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New interpretation and trail at the medieval village of castle acre
A family trail and new displays explore the lives of monks and villagers from Castle Acre in Norfolk.
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Stonehenge and a neolithic world of interiors
Opening today, five re-created Neolithic houses at Stonehenge reveal the type of homes the builders of the ancient monument might have lived in four and half thousand years ago.
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Kids make history by 'taking over' Stonehenge this summer
For the first time in its 4,500-year-old history, children are invited to step inside the stone circle at Stonehenge and discover it without any grown-ups, as part of English Heritage's new Kids Takeover summer season.
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English Heritage has today relaunched its education programme for 2022, in a bid to encourage more schools to take advantage of the benefits of school trips to children’s wellbeing and cross-curricular learning. The programme incorporates both free school trips and expert-led paid-for Discovery Visits at the hundreds of historic sites in the charity’s care.
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A brief history and description of Mayburgh Henge, an impressive Neolithic henge surrounding a large standing stone.
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A visit to Roche Abbey can help students appreciate how Medieval monastic settlements worked, the effects of Tudor inspired religious changes and how abbeys became romantic ruins to enhance country estates in the 1800s.
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St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
Meet the ancestors in fascinating displays inside a famous Anglo-Saxon church
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The Middle Ages (1066–1485) mark the development of England following the Norman Conquest. Read advice from our education experts and historians on how to introduce this broad and varied time period. Discover historical information to help ground your understanding and suggested activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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Audio Guide to Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village
Join Helen Allen, Free Sites Manager at English Heritage, in conversation with EH Historian Nick Holder as they explore Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village.