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Founded over 800 years ago, Cleeve Abbey housed a community of Cistercian monks for almost 350 years. Today it has some of the best-preserved monastic buildings in England.
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Speaking with Shadows: Series 1 Episode 4
Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. In Episode 4 Josie Long visits Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire to discover the extraordinary stories behind thousands of graffiti etched on the walls of a cell block where conscientious objectors were detained during the First World War.
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Built in 1539–40 on the orders of Henry VIII, at a time of national emergency, Portland was one of two forts designed to defend an important anchorage on the Dorset coast.
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Explore the history of Chiswick House, the elegant early 18th-century villa designed by the 3rd Earl of Burlington as an exquisite setting to showcase his art collections and entertain his friends.
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Old Wardour’s colourful history has left it a memorable combination of medieval castle, Elizabethan mansion, Civil War battleground and 18th-century landscape garden.
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History of Dymchurch Martello Tower
This tower was part of a chain of 74 similar towers built along England’s Channel shore between 1805 and 1812 to counter the threat of invasion by Napoleon. Today it is one of only 26 survivors, and the only one presented to resemble its original appearance.
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Book a free self-led visit to Pickering Castle and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Immerse your class in the Norman world as they enter the site through the once well defended gatehouse. They can cross the bailey –the service area for the castle, and then enter the inner ward to ascend the motte to where the keep once stood. There is a fully reconstructed chapel for you to explore before descending into the ditch around the motte, which gives first-hand experience of the scale of the place. Can your class find the ovens and identify latrine chutes as they look around?
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One of the best preserved examples of the series of coastal defences built by Henry VIII in the 16th century. See the Tudor kitchen and step inside the Garrison Hall to come face to face with King Henry himself. Enjoy stunning sea views from the gun platforms and get up close to the powerful cannons. The site consists of the main keep building and beautiful outdoor areas including an amphitheatre and a herb garden. There is also a small education room.
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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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Begun in 1546–7, the final years of Henry VIII’s reign, Yarmouth was the last fortification built during a national programme of coastal defence that Henry had begun in 1539.