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Description of Audley End House and Gardens
A description of Audley End House, built in the 17th century and adapted over the centuries in response to changing fashions and fortunes.
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Our collection relating to Hadrian's Wall gives us clues about what life was like for soldiers and civilians in Roman Britain. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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Significance of Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter is probably the best-preserved Roman city in Britain, as well as one of the largest. It is roughly the same size as Pompeii in Italy but only a fraction of it can be seen today.
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A history of the Fish House, built in the 1330s by Glastonbury Abbey and used by the official managing its fishery at Meare.
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Death and Burial Rites on Hadrian’s Wall
As part of the new exhibition at Birdoswald on Hadrian's Wall, experts from English Heritage and Historic England have analysed Roman burial urns found at Birdoswald for the first time - and what they found was totally unexpected.
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How to garden like a medieval monk
Medieval monks incorporated gardening into their daily rituals. We explore how gardens fitted into their schedules and where you can see examples today.
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Joan Clarke was a mathematician and code-breaker. She was the most senior of the few female cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park, where she helped cracked the German naval Enigma code. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 193 Rosendale Road, her childhood home where she studied to become a talented mathematician.
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Dame Peggy Ashcroft was one of the finest actresses of her generation and starred in some of the most iconic stage productions of her day. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at her birthplace - 1A Tirlemont Road, Croydon.
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The trailblazing female barrister and champion of women’s rights, Helena Normanton, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Erected almost 100 years after she passed her Bar finals (on 26 October 1921), the plaque marks 22 Mecklenburgh Square, Normanton’s home from 1919 to 1931, the period when she was forging her legal career. Whilst living there, she funded her training and supplemented her income by letting rooms in the large property.
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'Eggsclusive Eggs' hidden at English Heritage sites this Easter (2018)
Eggsclusive Eggs - Easter