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Meat to sweet: A history of the mince pie
Today there’s nothing remotely savoury about the mince pie. But this wasn’t always the case. Like so many dishes, the mince pie has evolved over the centuries.
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The Decline of the Country House at Brodsworth Hall
How the precarious survival of Brodsworth’s Victorian interiors reflects the determination of its final owners to preserve a way of life that became almost impossible in the 20th century.
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As the Battle of Hastings began, and the Normans climbed the hill towards the Saxons who locked their shields together into a 'shield wall'. This was their traditional way of defending themselves and it was very hard for the Normans to break through it, even whilst mounted on their horses.
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10 Things to Do with Wooden Bobbins
Stott Park is one of the dozens of bobbin mills which once thrived in the Lake District. Here are 10 of our favourite things to do with a wooden bobbin.
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Blue Plaque commemorating actor and film-maker Charlie Chaplin at 15 Glenshaw Mansions, Brixton Road, London SW9 0DS, London Borough of Lambeth.
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GARRETT, Rhoda (1841–1882) & GARRETT, Agnes (1845–1935)
Interior designers and suffragists Rhoda and Agnes Garrett are recognised by a plaque at 2 Gower Street.
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Green Medicine: Gardens, Scent and Wellbeing at Wrest Park
To celebrate the National Garden Scheme's Gardens and Health Week (3-11 May 2025), English Heritage garden trainee Ben shares his research into how gardens can lift our mood through the power of smell.
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Joan Robinson was among the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th century, and one of the first women to establish herself in the discipline. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 44 Kensington Park Gardens, where she undertook voluntary work that led her to study economics.
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Record number of women to be celebrated with English Heritage blue plaques in 2024
Britain’s first female press photographer and first female neurosurgeon among those to receive plaques