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Most Roman roads are straight. Well, straight-ish. Mary-Ann Ochota has put together a handy guide to help you spot a Roman road in the English landscape.
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One of medieval England’s finest baronial fortresses, with plenty to see and do.
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English Heritage tackles parental isolation
English Heritage has today announced plans to tackle the growing issue of parental isolation, by developing a range of initiatives at castles and historic houses to help new parents develop their support networks. We are introducing “bonding benches” to our properties to help visitors start up conversations, launching communal activities for young families, and hosting NCT (National Childbirth Trust) volunteer-led sling and buggy walks at selected sites.
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Blue Plaque commemorating promoter of musical knowledge Sir George Grove at 14 Westwood Hill, Sydenham, London SE26 6QR, London Borough of Lewisham.
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Did you know that Anglo-Saxon people used to write using pointed shapes called runes rather than letters? Find out more about ancient runes and see if you can translate our secret message.
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English Heritage unveils Blue Plaque to Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales has today (Wednesday 29 September 2021) been honoured with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Unveiled by Diana’s former flatmate Virginia Clarke, the plaque marks Coleherne Court on the Old Brompton Road, where Diana lived at Flat 60 at the time of her engagement to the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, in 1981. Diana described her time at Coleherne Court as one of the happiest of her life and it was from this flat that she took her first steps onto the world stage. The princess, who would have turned 60 this year, used her huge, international profile to speak out on humanitarian issues and raise awareness of charitable causes.
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Monastic mini-breaks: How to holiday like a monk
Senior Properties Historian Dr Michael Carter explores how medieval monks used to holiday.
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Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries saw the destruction of Britain’s monastic buildings and the dispossession of the monks and nuns, but what became of their sacred treasures? Senior properties historian Michael Carter reveals why only a tiny proportion of these monastic assets survive today.
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Impressive windmill, back in action with a set of craftsman-built sails.