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The Darwin Family at Down House
How Charles and Emma Darwin’s children were both seen and heard during their surprisingly boisterous childhood at Down House in Kent.
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Maritime Decline and the Battle of the Downs
How a major sea battle between the Dutch and the Spanish, in full view of Dover, Deal and Walmer castles on the Kent coast, revealed as much about the English navy as it did about its participants.
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20 Questions Quiz: Women's History Month
Test your knowledge with our quiz for Women's History Month
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From getting hands on with history at an action-packed event to exploring the vast grounds, Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden offers plenty to do on a family day out.
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History of St Mary’s Church, Kempley
This simple Norman church is home to some of the best-preserved medieval wall paintings in Britain – the most complete set of Romanesque wall paintings in northern Europe.
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History of Lindsey St James’s Chapel
A brief history and description of Lindsey St James's Chapel, a medieval chapel built to serve nearby Lindsey Castle.
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History of Carrawburgh Roman Fort
Visible today only as earthworks, Carrawburgh – known to the Romans as Brocolitia – was one of 16 large forts along the 73-mile long Hadrian’s Wall. Nearby stands the fascinating temple dedicated to the god Mithras, built by soldiers of the garrison.
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Three of England’s rulers – the Roman Emperor Hadrian, King James I and Queen Anne – had same-sex relationships with their ‘favourites’. We explore their stories through three objects in the collections at Osborne, Audley End House and Ranger’s House.
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Is this 1875 photograph the earliest Stonehenge family snap?
An 1875 photograph believed to be the earliest family photograph taken at Stonehenge will go on public display for the first time today (12 December) as part of a new exhibition. The photo was sent to English Heritage by the descendants of Isabel, Maud and Robert Routh, who are pictured in a horse and carriage enjoying a day out at the stones. English Heritage is asking for people to get in touch if they know of an earlier family snap at Stonehenge.
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Archaeologists to Excavate Roman Secrets
An excavation of the amphitheatre and its surrounds at Richborough Roman Fort in Kent will begin in late March.