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Put your knowledge of Hadrian's Wall to the test with this quiz about the royal connections of our sites.
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Find out more about the kings and queens connected with English Heritage sites
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20 Questions Quiz: Women's History Month
Test your knowledge with our quiz for Women's History Month
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20 Questions Quiz: Women's History Month
Test your knowledge with our quiz for Women's History Month
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English Heritage has commissioned a series of six portraits from artists celebrating the lives of people of the African diaspora whose stories have contributed to England’s rich history. The paintings, by artists Elena Onwochei-Garcia, Clifton Powell, Glory Samjolly, Mikéla Henry-Lowe, Hannah Uzor and Chloe Cox, will be hung at the English Heritage site connected to its subject this summer, alongside a programme of public events.
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History of Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop’s Palace)
A brief history of Wolvesey Castle, once a palace of the bishops of Winchester and one of the greatest medieval buildings in England
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Following our 2022 appeal to protect our coastal sites affected by coastal erosion and rising tides, we sent Jo Caird to Hurst Castle in Hampshire to find out how we’re looking after this vulnerable fort.
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Do you know your Jingle Bells from your baubles? Test your knowledge with our fantastically festive Christmas quiz.
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While the Elizabethans built great country houses, some courtiers of the Jacobean period (the reign of James I) raised even bigger ones, with yet more elaborate ornament. Later in the century, Sir Christopher Wren’s new churches rose from the ashes of the Great Fire of London.
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The kitchen gardens of country estates provided fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the household, with many of those in our care continuing to function just as their owners intended. Find out about some of the most interesting kitchen gardens at some of our historic sites.