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This 15th-century gatehouse was the entrance to the former Tanfield Castle, the defended riverside manor house of the knight John Marmion.
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Excavation and Restoration: Stonehenge in the 1950s and 60s
The years between 1950 and 1964 saw an explosion of research and conservation activity at Stonehenge, and restoration made the world's most famous prehistoric monument much easier to understand.
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An influential woman at the centre of a civil war, Eleanor de Montfort acted independently to protect her own interests and those of her family and her supporters.
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History of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse
A brief history and description of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse, the only surviving part of a once-prosperous Cistercian abbey.
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The ruins of Peveril Castle stand isolated on a rocky hilltop in the Derbyshire Peaks, one of the most dramatically sited castles in England. Throughout its history it served as a base for the government of the local area, the ‘Forest of the Peak’.
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The Upper Plym Valley has an extraordinary concentration of stone remains littered across an area of 6 square miles, making it one of the richest archaeological landscapes of Dartmoor.
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A brief history of Maiden Castle, the largest and most complex Iron Age hillfort in Britain.
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A history of Lindisfarne Priory, one of the most important centres of early English Christianity, from its foundation in the 7th century to the present day.
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Where Do Myths, Legends and Folktales Come From?
Carolyne Larrington, Professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford, examines the origins of England's myths, legends and folktales, from dragons, kelpies and hobs to the legend of King Arthur.
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Where Do Myths, Legends and Folktales Come From?
Myths, legends and folktales are well established in the fabric of English culture. But where do these often fantastical stories come from? Carolyne Larrington, Professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford, examines the origins of these stories, from dragons, kelpies and hobs to the legend of King Arthur.