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30 English Heritage sites you can visit from home
English Heritage offers historic sites and collections online
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Over 140 years since the first international football match was played between England and Scotland in 1872, fans of the sport are gearing up for a showdown between England and Italy in the Euro 2020 final. To show our support, we’ve created a version of the St George’s Flag featuring the surnames - about 32,000 in total - of almost everyone living in England today. You can either view the flag online, or visit the physical versions flying at 11 of the properties in our care.
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Meet the girl who visited every site in the Monopoly game
Meet 14 year Samantha, a young history lover who has just completed a challenge to visit every site on the English Heritage special edition Monopoly board.
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The Norman Conquest was achieved largely thanks to two instruments of war previously unknown in England: the mounted, armoured knight, and the castle. The former was a key factor in William the Conqueror’s triumph at Hastings, while the latter dramatically militarised the English landscape.
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An Introduction to 20th Century England
An overview of the years 1901-2000 in England, from the Edwardian era to the Cold War.
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Find out how we're working with World Monuments Fund to protect England's historic coastal sites against the effects of climate change.
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As a charity, we rely on grants from trusts and foundations to fund so much of the work we do to care for England’s heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.
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For many who lived through the Second World War, clothes rationing was one of the more memorable daily adjustments to their lives on the home front. Historian and author Julie Summers examines the impact of clothes rationing during wartime.
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Ranger's House opens to the public with world-class art collection
Ranger's House in Greenwich has opened to the public following a re-presentation project by English Heritage.
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DJ Paul Oakenfold Played at Stonehenge
Stonehenge played host to a unique world first experience when Paul Oakenfold performed on Thursday in support of the charity and guardian of the ancient stones, English Heritage.