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History of Garrison Walls, St Mary’s
A brief history and description of Garrison Walls, an extensive coastal fortification on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
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Learn how to joust like a medieval knight as you prepare for a summer of jousting events with English Heritage! Plus, remember our 15ft knight from 2015?
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English Heritage and Hotel Chocolat celebrate partnership this Easter
English Heritage has partnered with Hotel Chocolat. Here we explore the history of chocolate and what to expect from the chocolate industry next.
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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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Mount Grace: How to spot an Arts and Crafts Garden
The gardens at Mount Grace Priory, an English Heritage property in Yorkshire, include wonderful planting inspired by the arts and crafts movement made famous by William Morris. Learn how this garden design style still inspires our English country cottage gardens today.
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The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Wool Factory
How the Heydon family of Baconsthorpe Castle in Norfolk made a fortune from the East Anglian wool trade – and then lost it all.
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History of Dunster Butter Cross
A brief history of Dunster Butter Cross, which once stood in Dunster market as a trading place for merchants.