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MISSING MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILES RETURNED TO WENLOCK PRIORY AFTER 60 YEARS
Missing pieces of the striking medieval tiled floor at Wenlock Priory, Shropshire, are finally set to return home after spending the last six decades hidden away in a dusty tin, announced charity English Heritage today.
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Pumpkin Hunt and Paint at Marble Hill
Join Drawn Heritage for a playful autumn experience at Marble Hill combining a pumpkin hunt with a relaxed creative painting workshop.
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Significance of Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Farleigh Hungerford Castle is valued as a late 14th-century quadrangular castle, and for its well-preserved chapel and association with the Hungerfords
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A list of the main written, visual and material sources of information for current knowledge and understanding of the Jewel Tower.
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History of Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Bury St Edmunds Abbey was once one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its name derives from the martyrdom of King Edmund, who was slain by the Danes and whose enshrinement in 903 turned the abbey into a place of pilgrimage.
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A brief history of Hardwick Old Hall, one of the most innovative houses of the Tudor period, built by Bess of Hardwick.
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The Middle Ages (1066–1485) mark the development of England following the Norman Conquest. Read advice from our education experts and historians on how to introduce this broad and varied time period. Discover historical information to help ground your understanding and suggested activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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From 1914 until 1918, British forces fought against the Central Powers in the First World War. Via English Heritage sites and blue plaques, learn about how people’s lives changed in an unprecedented way.
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Blue Plaque commemorating pioneer of mass catering Joseph Lyons at 11a Palace Mansions, Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, London W14 8QN.
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Hidden Graffiti in English Heritage Mansion Reveals Secrets of Polish War Heroes
On the eve of the 80th anniversary of Audley End House in Essex becoming the principal training school for the Polish section of the Special Operations Executive in World War Two, English Heritage has identified the names of six Polish special forces trainees scrawled on the wall of a candle store in the house’s coal gallery. The stories of these men, along with other artefacts and accounts from the time, will be going on show at Audley End House next week as part of a new display on these elite soldiers, known as the ‘Cichociemni’ – or ‘Silent Unseen’.