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Find out how you can delve deeper into the history of our sites, and discover ways you can make the most of your membership, with tips and recommendations from fellow English Heritage Members
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A new year brings the opportunity to make more time for what you love. Take a look at our suggestions for how you can meet your goals and leave last year behind.
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Taskmaster at English Heritage
Calling all Taskmaster fans! We’ve teamed up with Taskmaster Education to add an extra layer of fun to school trips. Find out how you can use one of our task packs on your school visit to get your students working collaboratively, thinking creatively and, most of all, having fun.
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21 feel-good things to do this summer
Inspire curiosity and plan your day out with the help of this useful guide, revealing some of the most extraordinary places in our care. Discover their often surprising history that keeps members coming back to visit each summer.
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Women in Male Monasteries: An Illicit Presence?
Strict rules were in place to ensure that monks had minimal contact with women in medieval monasteries. But could they even have functioned without women?
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19 Things Done by Inspirational Women in English History
Inventors, pioneers, rebels... they all broke the mould. We take a look at just some of the inspiring examples of women through English history.
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The bunker at the Scarborough headland was one of thousands built across the country to protect volunteers and enable them to report on nuclear blasts if the Cold War ever heated up.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Easter
Easter has always been a time of celebration and has taken many forms over the years. It is associated with some of our longest surviving traditions. Read on to find out more about lucky Hot Cross Buns, traditional Easter sports and Edward 1’s colourful eggs.
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Get inspired for the perfect group day out at English Heritage. Craft your perfect group itinerary from our helpful list of suggestions.
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With spectacular scenery, commanding castles and a magnificent Roman wall, there's plenty to discover in the North West of England.