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Silent Unseen: The Polish Special Forces Soldiers of Audley End
During the Second World War, Audley End House was used as a training base by the Polish Section of the Special Operations Executive. Known as the Cichociemni – the Silent Unseen – these soldiers were elite special-operations paratroopers trained in covert operations, sabotage and intelligence-gathering.
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The life of a medieval Carthusian was very different from that of other monks. In a Carthusian priory, each monk lived alone in a substantial house, called a cell.
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For nearly 50 years Eltham Palace, the stunning medieval palace turned art deco home of the wealthy Courtauld family, served as the base for British Army education worldwide.
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History through your lens: Top picks from Instagram in December
Many of you took the chance to get out and about in December with frosty walks, coastal adventures and indoor escapes to England’s historic houses and palaces.
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Research on Wheeldale Roman Road
Research questions hinge around two key issues, the date of Wheeldale Roman Road and its function
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History of Cirencester Amphitheatre
A brief history and description of Cirencester Amphitheatre, used for public games and later turned into a temporary fortress.
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MILNER, Alfred, Lord Milner (1854-1925)
Blue plaque commemorating Alfred Milner, Lord Milner, at 14 Manchester Square, Marylebone, London W1U 3PP.
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Learn about artist Spencer Gore and discover his blue plaque at 31 Mornington Crescent, London, NW1 7RE
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Blue plaque for raymond chandler
Raymond Chandler, author of 'The Big Sleep' and 'The Long Goodbye', has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque on his childhood home in London.
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Stonehenge builders feasted on Scottish pork and beef but couldn’t handle their milk
A new exhibition at Stonehenge will showcase the diet of the prehistoric community who built the ancient monument 4,500 years ago, revealing that our ancestors feasted on pigs and cows transported to the Wiltshire site from as far away as north-east Scotland. Within these feasting ceremonies, milk played an important symbolic role however as the builders of Stonehenge were lactose intolerant, they had to turn the milk into cheese and yoghurt in order to consume it. As the new English Heritage exhibition makes clear, food miles and food intolerances are far from being modern phenomenon.