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Our senior historian, Paul Pattison, has worked with the genealogists at Findmypast to uncover more of John Glasson Thomas' story.
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A brief history and description of Harry's Walls, an unfinished artillery fort begun in 1551 to guard against attack from France and Spain.
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Significance of Longthorpe Tower
Longthorpe Tower’s importance lies mainly in its 14th-century wall paintings, which are unusual both for their subject matter and in their domestic setting.
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A brief history of Netley Abbey, a Cistercian monastery which was converted into a mansion after the Suppression of the Monasteries.
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The astronomers Walter and Annie Maunder are commemorated with a blue plaque at the house in Brockley, south-east London, where the couple lived from 1907 to 1911.
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Station 43 at Audley End House
80 years ago, Audley End House in Essex was transformed into a training school for the Polish Special Operations Executive – and its secrets are still being uncovered
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Rare medieval tiles on display again
Cleeve Abbey re-opens after conservation work to protect 13th century tile pavement. A new shelter allows visitors to view the detailed heraldic tiles, while also protecting them from the elements.
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Queen Victoria's Hindustani Diary on display for the first time at Osborne
A Hindustani diary written by Queen Victoria under the guidance of her servant Abdul Karim has gone on display for the first time.
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A.V. Hill, Nobel Prize winner & sports medicine pioneer, receives English Heritage Blue Plaque
A.V. Hill (1886-1977), one of the founding fathers of sports medicine and the first Briton to win the Nobel Prize for Physiology, has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at his former home in Highgate, North London. In addition to his work within the field of physiology, he was a highly respected independent MP during the Second World War and a humanitarian – he helped over nine hundred academics escape persecution by the Nazis.
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Belsay Awakes: Historic House and Gardens back in Bloom after Major Conservation
Vital conservation work saves one of England’s earliest Greek Revival houses, Belsay Hall, for future generations