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Victoria & Abdul costumes to go on show at Osborne
The costumes from 'Victoria & Albert' will be displayed in Queen Victoria's Indian-inspired Durbar Room at Osborne for a limited time.
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A feast of finds uncovered at Tintagel Castle
Evidence of fine dining, wealth and luxury at Tintagel Castle as archaeologists return to site to continue investigations.
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Jim Henson, the creative genius behind The Muppets and Fraggle Rock, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque, in the lead up to what would have been his 85th birthday. The plaque marks 50 Downshire Hill in Hampstead, Henson’s London home from 1979 onwards. The property lies opposite the former ‘Jim Henson’s Creature Shop’, where the creatures of Henson’s many fantasy classics including The Dark Crystal, The Storyteller and Labyrinth were created.
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King Charles III added to iconic royal ruler
Old-style Elizabeth II rulers can be swapped at English Heritage shops free of charge. Greg Rutherford jumps giant version of ruler, to be installed at Kenilworth Castle for Coronation weekend. New research shows Kings and Queens seen as integral to English identity and Elizabeth II most popular monarch of all time
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English Heritage adds King Charles III to iconic royal ruler
English Heritage has today revealed its brand new ‘Rulers of England’ ruler. The iconic wooden ruler, a staple of all schoolchildren which lists and dates all the Kings and Queens of England, has now been updated to include King Charles III.
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One of England's most experienced gardeners, Alan Titchmarsh, has been announced as ambassador for English Heritage's Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP), helping to 'grow' the gardeners of tomorrow.
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Appeal for the Return of Iconic Bell to Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
Charity calls for the return of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings iconic 18th century bell, as site reopens under the care of English Heritage.
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The largest artificial mound in Europe and comparable in size to the Egyptian pyramids. Probably completed around 2400 BC, it apparently contains no burial and its purpose and significance remain unknown.
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Ruins of the late 12th-century church of a small nunnery of ‘white ladies’ or Augustinian canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.