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Extraordinary Plaques, Extraordinary People
Log into your Members' Area account to learn more about London’s iconic blue plaques, which link the people of the past with the buildings of the present.
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Dennis Menace’s top historical pranks
We asked Beano’s most mischievous prankster, Dennis, to rate the top tricks played at English Heritage sites – which do you think is the best?
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Do you know your Jingle Bells from your baubles? Test your knowledge with our fantastically festive Christmas quiz.
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Sources for Harmondsworth Barn
A summary of the main written and visual sources for our understanding of Harmondsworth Barn.
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Farthing & the History of Swagger
Artist Stephen Farthing has long had a fascination with swagger portraiture. This is seen in some of his earliest works as an art student inspired by the grand French court paintings of artist Hyacinthe Rigaud, to more recent works created in response to the 17th-century portraits by William Larkin at Kenwood, London. Find out more about swagger portraiture and take a closer look at some of the historical paintings that have inspired Stephen Farthing’s works, including those represented in Kenwood’s Suffolk Collection.
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Introduction to Medieval England
In our telling of the story of England, the medieval period is the time between William the Conqueror's victory at Hastings in 1066 and Richard III's defeat at Bosworth in 1485.
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For 400 years Brinkburn Priory was home to a community of Augustinian canons, who attracted the patronage of leading local families.
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Rising from a modest background to become a friend of Elizabeth I and one of the richest women of her time, Bess of Hardwick was also a tireless and ambitious builder, whose houses symbolised her rise to wealth and power.
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Witley Court was once one of the great country houses of England and in the 19th century was famous for its opulence and lavish entertainments. After a devastating fire in 1937, it became one of the country’s most spectacular ruins, but it is still possible to gain a sense of its former grandeur.
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