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Rare Roman gladiator knife handle discovered at Hadrian’s Wall
English Heritage plans to display the 2,000 year old souvenir, found in River Tyne at Corbridge
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English Heritage needs your Christmas Kisses
English Heritage is reviving a well-known Christmas tradition this festive season and bringing it into the digital age, with an online challenge to capture one thousand kisses under the mistletoe at four attractions in the North of England.
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Rare creatures spotted at historic places
A variety of strange creatures have been spotted at national landmarks, historic properties and blue plaques around the country. Show us what you find on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
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Did the builders of Stonehenge feast on sweet treats at midwinter?
Builders of Stonehenge enjoyed seasonal food containing foraged fruit and nuts, English Heritage has revealed today (1 December) as the charity announced it will be selling Neolithic-style mince pies at Stonehenge from this weekend. The charity has also shared its reimagined Neolithic Mince Pie recipe for people to cook themselves at home, while English Heritage Volunteers will be cooking up the Neolithic-inspired mince pies every Monday at the prehistoric site.
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Bronze Age House Recreated at Beeston Castle
A Bronze Age house is being reconstructed by English Heritage volunteers at Beeston Castle in Cheshire. The volunteers have used authentic tools and archeological evidence to recreate this 4000-year-old piece of history.
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Stonehenge builders feasted on Scottish pork and beef but couldn’t handle their milk
A new exhibition at Stonehenge will showcase the diet of the prehistoric community who built the ancient monument 4,500 years ago, revealing that our ancestors feasted on pigs and cows transported to the Wiltshire site from as far away as north-east Scotland. Within these feasting ceremonies, milk played an important symbolic role however as the builders of Stonehenge were lactose intolerant, they had to turn the milk into cheese and yoghurt in order to consume it. As the new English Heritage exhibition makes clear, food miles and food intolerances are far from being modern phenomenon.
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WATSON-WATT,Sir Robert (1892-1973)
Learn about Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the pioneer of radar, and find his blue plaque at his former home at 287 Sheen Lane, London, SW14 8RN.
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WATSON-WATT,Sir Robert (1892-1973)
Learn about Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the pioneer of radar, and find his blue plaque at his former home at 287 Sheen Lane, London, SW14 8RN.