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The Rise and Fall of Andrew Harclay
How the Earl of Carlisle’s career, in which Carlisle Castle featured prominently, reflects both the rewards and the risks of engagement with Anglo-Scottish border politics.
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Croxden Abbey was begun in 1179 and at its peak in the 13th century was home to about 70 monks. Following its suppression in 1538 the abbey and its lands were converted into a farm.
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A list of the main visual, material and written sources of further information on Tintagel Castle
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Musical comedians Flanders and Swann honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
Musical comedians Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and Donald Swann (1923-1994), who delighted West End audiences with their humorous hit songs in the 1950s and 60s, have today (5 September) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque. The plaque was unveiled at 1 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, in the garden studio of which the pair once lived and worked.
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Use this gallery to explore all the public London statues in the care of English Heritage. They represent various individuals throughout British history including monarchs, from Charles I to Edward VII, nursing heroes Edith Cavell and Florence Nightingale, and explorers Sir John Franklin and Captain Scott.
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Boscobel House became a place of refuge for the future Charles II, who in 1651 concealed himself in an oak tree near the house in order to evade Parliamentarian forces. Read about his dramatic escape and find out more about Boscobel’s later history as a working farm.
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English Heritage unveils mysterious CCTV image and haunting new tales from historic sites
From whispers of ghostly piano music to figures fading into the mist, a spine-tingling array of new ghostly goings on have been reported by English Heritage staff based at castles, abbeys and historic houses across the country.
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Capturing a selfie today is a single tap on our phone, an instant record. To do this 700 years ago involved days of chiselling – not one tap but thousands.
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Garden designer, landscape architect and campaigner for child welfare, Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood, is recognised with a blue plaque. Allen brought adventure playgrounds to the UK. The house in Chelsea that bears her plaque was the home where she lived and advocated for local children to have accessible spaces to play.