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Former Cooper Car Company Works Honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
The Cooper Car Company, car manufacturer and winner of two Formula One World Championships, has today (16 August) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque.
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Mary Katherine Middleton lived at Belsay Hall in the early 20th century. She was one of the early women candidates for Parliament, standing in 1924 as a Conservative candidate for Wansbeck, Northumberland. Her story reveals how the pre-war period and the First World War fostered new opportunities for women in politics in the 1920s, the barriers in their way, and the legacy of the first women to stand for Parliament.
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Walmer Castle was built during the reign of Henry VIII as a response to the perceived threat of invasion from Europe. While no such invasion ever came, the castle did later see action when it was besieged by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War.
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Chesters Roman Fort Collection Highlights
The Clayton Collection at Chesters is made up mostly of Roman finds from multiple forts, milecastles and turrets along Hadrian's Wall.
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Hadrian's Wall is one of the most famous Roman sites in Britain. Use our suggested reading, activities and video resources to help your learners discover the story of Hadrian's Wall and the people who lived there.
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On the centenary of the armistice, discover the stories of these places and of the people whose lives were changed by the war forever.
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In collaboration with the Nest Collective, we bring you exclusive new recordings of 12 traditional folk songs, paired with England's most iconic historic places.
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Read about Dover Castle’s transformation into a permanent barracks and artillery fortress in the Georgian era and the conflicts that prompted this.
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History of White Ladies Priory
White Ladies Priory was a convent of Augustinian canonesses and later became famous when Charles II took refuge there during the English Civil Wars in 1651.
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Discover what happens during the winter season at Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight holiday home