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What to grow in a medieval herb garden
The infirmary herb garden in a medieval monastery grew a range of medicinal herbs - here are 9 plants that you’d find there that you can grow at home today.
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Past Lives: Sir Walter Scott at Conisbrough Castle
Following the 200th anniversary of the publication of Ivanhoe, we reveal the role of this romantic fortress in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel.
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A summary of the written, visual and material sources for our understanding of Middleham Castle.
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A brief history of Norham Castle, for 450 years one of the great English strongholds along the river Tweed.
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In a spectacular cliff-edge position, this unique Bronze Age tomb had a long and complex history as a sacred site. Seen as excavated in 1878 by Cornish antiquarian William Borlase.
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Coombe Conduit is made up of two small Tudor buildings connected by an underground passage.Water was once supplied to Hampton Court Palace via this tunnel.
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Find out about the history of the Carthusian religious order in the Middle Ages, and what set the Carthusians apart from other medieval monks.
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D-Day Deception: Operation Fortitude South
In 1944, Dover Castle’s tunnels played a supporting role in Operation Fortitude South, the elaborate deception that concealed the true location of the Allied invasion of western Europe from the Germans.