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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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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.
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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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Spotlight on Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles in England. Its towers and curtain walls still stand proudly, encircling a picturesque courtyard and enveloping visitors in nearly 1000 years of history.
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Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley – the real story
The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley has fascinated people for more than 450 years. They were certainly emotionally dependent on each other throughout their lives, but were they ever really lovers?