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Uncover the historic houses cared for by English Heritage that are open to pre-booked groups. We offer a discount to groups of 11 or more paying visitors.
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To coincide with our Chairman’s Lecture by Alice Tate-Harte about the conservation work of Joachim Beuckelear’s The Vegetable Seller, we’ve put together a Members’ quiz about just some of the paintings in our care.
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History of Fireworks: Displays which went off with a Bang!
From monks playing with gunpowder to a disastrous pyrotechnic display designed to impress Elizabeth I, here are 4 tales from the long history of fireworks.
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Death and Burial Rites on Hadrian’s Wall
As part of the new exhibition at Birdoswald on Hadrian's Wall, experts from English Heritage and Historic England have analysed Roman burial urns found at Birdoswald for the first time - and what they found was totally unexpected.
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What Happened to Dido After the Film Ended?
What happened to Dido Belle after the cameras stopped rolling? Sam Kinchin-Smith picks up the story where Amma Asante's movie left off
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Blue Plaque commemorating singer Al Bowlly at Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG, City of Westminster.
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BUXTON, Sir Thomas Fowell (1786–1845)
The anti-slavery campaigner and social reformer Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton is commemorated at the Directors’ House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, his main home from 1808 until 1815.
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, K.G. (1874-1965)
Blue plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5DJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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DAVISON, Emily Wilding (1872–1913)
Emily Wilding Davison, teacher and suffragette, campaigned boldly and tirelessly for women’s rights, even paying the ultimate price for her dedication to the cause. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 43 Fairholme Road, West Kensington, which was her home in the 1880s.