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Henrietta Howard overcame personal adversity to become an important figure in Georgian court society and a member of a dynamic circle of writers, poets and politicians
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KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946)
Blue Plaque commemorating economist John Maynard Keynes at 46 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0PD, London Borough of Camden.
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If These Walls Could Talk: Part 1
Wall design and mural decoration are almost as old as architecture itself. Here English Heritage historian Steven Brindle examines examples of historical walls across England and explains how the architecture and artistry reflects the culture of the period, from prehistory to the late Medieval period.
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English Heritage Calls for Help in Tracing Forgotten First World War Nurses
Researchers at English Heritage are calling for the public’s help in tracing the identities of First World War nurses who worked at England’s first wartime country house hospital - Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, the charity announced today (6 September) ahead of the anniversary of the hospital opening.
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Graphic designer Abram Games commemorated with London blue plaque
English Heritage unveils a blue plaque to the graphic artist ahead of a major retrospective at the National Army Museum.
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John Osborne, the revolutionary post-war playwright, has today been awarded an English Heritage London Blue Plaque, exactly 65 years after his seminal play Look Back in Anger was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre on 8 May 1956. The plaque marks 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, the terraced red-brick property which was his London base at the time he wrote Look Back in Anger, arguably his best-known work and inspired by his life with his wife, actress Pamela Lane, in the very same building.
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English Heritage introduces ‘hour of contemplation’ at its former monasteries
English Heritage is launching an ‘hour of contemplation’ at its monasteries in a month-long trial this autumn. From 22 September until 22 October 2021, English Heritage will be encouraging visitors to turn off notifications on their phones, finish up their conversations and enjoy the final hour of public access to its abbeys and priories in contemplative quiet, enabling them to experience these spiritual buildings as they were intended.
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Visitors are encouraged to explore the charity’s historic sites using the five senses, evoking the same experiences as past generations
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THE QUEEN MOTHER'S PRIVATE APARTMENT REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Walmer Castle, seaside retreat beloved of The Queen Mother, opens Lord Warden's private apartment from Saturday 23 March