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30 years since Stonehenge became a World Heritage Site
Stonehenge was awarded World Heritage Status in November 1986 A plaque will be unveiled by local school children as part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day
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History meets legend at Tintagel Castle
A bronze sculpture inspired by the legend of King Arthur and Tintagel's royal past is the centrepiece of new interpretation which explores the history of the Cornish castle.
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Emojis mark the death of England's last Saxon king 950th anniversary of Battle of Hastings marked by thousands of school children Battle of Hastings Weekend Re-Enactment Sold Out
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Blue plaque app launched as plaques for fonteyn and ashton are unveiled
Celebrated ballerina Margot Fonteyn and choreographer Frederick Ashton commemorated with blue plaques. First official Blue Plaques app also launched today.
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New artefacts from the Stonehenge landscape on display
Visitors to Stonehenge can now see objects from the Bronze Age, including pendants, amber and gold disks on loan from Wiltshire Museum in Devizes.
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Archaeologists Unearth the Secrets of Tintagel This Summer
Excavations are taking place until Tuesday 2 August as part of a five year research project into the enigmatic Cornish castle.
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The London blue plaques scheme celebrates many figures of outstanding achievement in the field of medicine. From immunologists to nurses and surgeons, we explore the work of just some of them.
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The London blue plaques scheme celebrates many figures of outstanding achievement in the field of medicine. From immunologists to nurses and surgeons, we explore the work of just some of them.
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Victorian Britain was both the greatest power in the world and the least militarised, with a standing army far smaller and less influential in public life than those of France, Prussia, Austria or Russia. Its military shortcomings were starkly revealed by the disastrous Crimean War (1854–6) and Boer Wars (1880–81 and 1899–1902).
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'Real Lioness' Sister Nivedita commemorated with English Heritage Blue Plaque
English Heritage unveiled today (12 November 2017) a new blue plaque to Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble, 1867-1911), an educationalist and campaigner for Indian Independence, at her former residence at 21A High Street, Wimbledon, Greater London. The plaque was unveiled by Madame Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan welcomed the new plaque, describing it as the “first public recognition of Sister Nivedita in London.”