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Become an English Heritage Guardian and play a vital role in supporting and caring for England’s heritage.
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Medieval Season at Eltham Palace
Join us at Eltham Palace for six weeks of medieval themed fun and activities. Discover the brutal war that ended a dynasty, come face to face with England's greatest heroes and villains, and find out if you have what it takes to stand in a Saxon shield wall. With a different theme each week, there's plenty to keep your little lords and ladies occupied this summer.
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Old photographs aren’t just fascinating to look at, they can also reveal important clues about the past! On this page, we’ve gathered some old photographs with secrets to reveal. Using our top tips, can you correctly guess what’s happening and who’s in them?
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Re-Discovering Walmer's Lost Pleasure Grounds
Find out more about the exciting project currently underway at Walmer Castle, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and seeking to reinstate 19th century pleasure grounds designed by William Pitt the Younger and his niece Lady Hester Stanhope.
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Edith Cavell was a British nurse who, as matron of a hospital in Brussels, enabled hundreds of Allied soldiers to escape the German occupation during the First World War. She was caught, put on trial and shot executed in October 1915. Her death sparked international outrage and she became an important symbol – not only wartime sacrifice, but of forgiveness, too.
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The Wiltshire Distilling Company
We're proud to be partnering with The Wiltshire Distilling Company to debut a collection of three premium gins.
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10 things you need to know about the 1066 march to Battle of Hastings
An epic re-enactment march kicks off in York this weekend in the run up to the Battle of Hastings, marking 950 years of the Norman Conquest
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The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned - hence the name - by Civil War Royalists.
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What to grow in a medieval herb garden
The infirmary herb garden in a medieval monastery grew a range of medicinal herbs - here are 9 plants that you’d find there that you can grow at home today.
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Member Recommended: Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse
Members’ Panellist Thomas Taylor takes us on a tour of this North Lincolnshire landmark, and tells us about the role it played in rekindling his love of English history.