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Meet The Man Who Saved Hadrian’s Wall
John Clayton (1792-1890) was the town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, a lawyer and antiquarian. His contribution to excavating and protecting Hadrian’s Wall has often been overlooked, but without him we could have lost much of this transnational World Heritage Site.
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Ranger’s House and Admiral Hosier’s Ghost
Why the death of Admiral Francis Hosier, builder of Ranger’s House, and the devastation of his fleet, became the subject of a scathing musical attack on the government of the day.
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History of King Charles’s Castle
A brief history and description of King Charles's Castle, a Tudor artillery fort that was later occupied by Royalists during the Civil War.
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For the first time in 350 years, visitors to Kenilworth Castle can scale the heights of the tower built to woo Queen Elizabeth I, explore what used to be the queen's private rooms and enjoy the views she enjoyed.
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Novelist Georgette Heyer receives Blue Plaque
Georgette Heyer, historical novelist par excellence and one of the 20th century's most popular British writers, has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque.
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On the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death, we are gathering together, for the first time, 18 of his magnificent portraits at Kenwood. All depict women who were part of the transatlantic marriage phenomenon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when American heiresses married into the British aristocracy. Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits features some of Sargent’s finest works and reveals the important contributions these women made to politics, the arts and society. With loans coming from institutions in Washington, Boston and Houston as well as private collections on both sides of the Atlantic, the exhibition will offer visitors the rare opportunity to enjoy Sargent’s brilliant works in the splendour of Kenwood.
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Hadrian’s Cavalry: Bringing Horses Back To Chesters Roman Fort
At Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall, a sensory art installation is bringing echoes of Roman horses to life. Our curators explain more about Cavalry 360.