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Autumn is here and we've enjoyed an action-packed summer here at English Heritage. But as we move into the new season, the fun and discovery continues.
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A brief history and description of Spofforth Castle, the ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family.
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Hans Sloane was a physician whose vast accumulation of biological specimens and artefacts formed the basis for the British Museum’s collection.
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Hans Sloane was a physician whose vast accumulation of biological specimens and artefacts formed the basis for the British Museum’s collection.
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New blue plaque commemorates sanctuary for stranded South and East Asian women
A house in Hackney which, in the early twentieth century, sheltered hundreds of stranded and sometimes abandoned South and East Asian nannies – known as ayahs – has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque, the charity announced today (16 June).
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5 TOP TIPS FOR WRITING A VALENTINES LOVE LETTER
We deliver some advice from romances through history to help you rediscover the lost art of love letters this Valentine's Day.
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Blue Plaque commemorating revolutionary Karl Marx at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RY, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating revolutionary Karl Marx at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RY, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating revolutionary Karl Marx at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RY, City of Westminster.
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Test your knowledge of our historic gardens with this quiz from our historians and gardeners.