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Find out how to book your next group day out to Jewel Tower. We offer a discount to groups of 11 or more paying visitors.
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Substantial remains of a small 16th century gun tower protecting Old Grimsby harbour, vigorously defended during the Civil War.
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The romantic ruins of Reculver Towers and Roman Fort provide a window into two millennia of shifting history on the Kent coast. Now, a multi-year conservation project is keeping this important landmark standing.
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St Hadrian of Canterbury played a pivotal role in the early history of the English Church. He was born in North Africa and travelled to Italy – most likely as a refugee – before making the journey to Canterbury. He was abbot of the monastery of St Peter and St Paul (later St Augustine’s) in Canterbury, between 670 and 709.
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How to Organise a Norman Invasion Fleet
The year is 1066 and you are risking a dangerous invasion of England to claim the throne.
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Etal was built in the mid 14th century by Robert Manners as a defence against Scots raiders, in a strategic position by a ford over the river Till.
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Women in Male Monasteries: An Illicit Presence?
Strict rules were in place to ensure that monks had minimal contact with women in medieval monasteries. But could they even have functioned without women?
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The naturalist, zoologist and writer Gerald Durrell had an immense influence on public attitudes to animals in captivity and to the importance of zoos in the conservation of animals in the wild.
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The naturalist, zoologist and writer Gerald Durrell had an immense influence on public attitudes to animals in captivity and to the importance of zoos in the conservation of animals in the wild.