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With fascinating stories and worlds so different from our own today, it's perhaps little surprise that many game developers have based their creations upon — or drawn inspiration from — England's rich history.
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Gardening Tips from our Historic Gardeners
It’s not very often that we can put the words ‘British weather’ and ‘lucky’ in the same sentence. But when it comes to gardening, we can certainly be grateful. Taking tips from the past, here are our historic gardeners' top tips for protecting your plants and produce at home.
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In this article we’re focusing on eye makeup with three iconic periods. We’ll take a look at how the products and practices used over the centuries can provide telling insights about our social history and the evolution of modern makeup.
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Discover the extraordinary story of the Windrush, why it has been characterised as the foundation story of mass migration to Britain, and the experiences of the remarkable people who made Britain their home.
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With Collections Care Assistants at the forefront of the conservation cleaning, everything from Kenwood’s neoclassical chandeliers to Audley End’s great library is dusted, thoroughly checked and deep cleaned ahead of re-opening for the season. In this article Celeste Allen investigates just how much work goes into to getting our sites ready to open.
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The Origins of English Place Names
Have you ever driven through a town and curiously pondered what's really in a name? Or have you sniggered at the seemingly peculiar phonetics of a sign post welcoming you to a new village? In this article, we’ll give you a brief history of how English places got their names and highlight the origins of some of our favourites.
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England has often been at the forefront of creating and codifying games and sports. Cricket, football, rugby, darts, badminton, boxing, table tennis, squash and even baseball all have English roots. In this article, sports historian Nigel à Brassard takes a closer look at seven stories from England’s sporting past.
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History of Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Bury St Edmunds Abbey was once one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its name derives from the martyrdom of King Edmund, who was slain by the Danes and whose enshrinement in 903 turned the abbey into a place of pilgrimage.
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Previously in very poor condition, a painting we call ‘The Vegetable Seller’ had been languishing in the back of a store room at Audley End for over 40 years – its history almost completely lost. Now with new conservation work, technical analysis and research, we have been able to uncover some of the secrets of the painting. Learn more about the painting and its conservation journey.
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Among the many celebrated women whose portraits hang at Kenwood, perhaps the best known to us today is Emma, Lady Hamilton. Discover how George Romney’s paintings of her, including The Spinstress, propelled her to fame.