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Five fantasy castles and their real life counterparts
Castles have long been a cornerstone in the world of fantasy storytelling across literature, TV, film and gaming. While the fortresses described in fiction are often exaggerated, many have parallels with the elaborate style and tactical design of real castles. Here we examine some of the most famous castles and fortified residences in fiction, and some of their real-world counterparts which you can visit for yourself.
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Blue Plaque for Ernst Gombrich: Antony Gormley salutes inspirational art historian
E.H. (Ernst) Gombrich, the art historian and author of The Story of Art, one of the most popular and famous art books ever written, will be honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque this evening (Thursday 15 October 2015).
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Rise in illegal metal detecting at English Heritage sites
English Heritage has called for communities around the country to remain vigilant in order to help protect historic sites from illegal metal detecting – or ‘nighthawking’ – as the charity today reported an increase in incidents at the places in its care.
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English Heritage visitor numbers rocket at 'hidden local gems' in 2021
English Heritage saw a boom in visitor numbers to its smaller, more local sites in 2021, with several reporting their best years since records began. Many of the charity’s hidden local gems, situated away from traditional tourist destinations, saw visitor numbers rocket by up to 82% in comparison to pre-pandemic 2019 - in a clear indication that the public took advantage of the ‘stay at home’ mandate to rediscover the heritage on their doorstep.
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CONSERVING ‘Titian’s Mistress’ from Apsley House
Recent conservation of a painting at Apsley House, London has revealed it to be by Titian, or his studio, rather than a later follower
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Walmer Castle was built during the reign of Henry VIII as a response to the perceived threat of invasion from Europe. While no such invasion ever came, the castle did later see action when it was besieged by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War.
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Henrietta Howard’s Garden at Marble Hill
The garden at Marble Hill is a rare surviving example of a garden laid out in the early 18th century, a period of transition in landscape design. Discover what makes it so important and how English Heritage has restored the key elements of it.
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Built in the late 14th century more as luxury residence than fortress, Donnington Castle was pressed into service in the English Civil War, when the Royalist garrison endured a 20-month siege.