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Take a journey through a year of seasonal garden highlights at Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's island palace of Osborne.
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THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS RETURNS
Tickets are now on sale for the one and only Battle of Hastings re-enactment, returning by popular demand after a hiatus in 2020.
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New portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter goes on display at Osborne
A new painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African ruler who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, has been unveiled at Osborne, the Queen’s seaside home on the Isle of Wight. English Heritage announced today (7 October 2020) that it will also be commissioning portraits of other historical black figures associated with the charity’s sites and whose stories like Bonetta’s, have been previously overlooked. The painting of Bonetta by artist Hannah Uzor is on display at Osborne throughout October – Black History Month – and will then return on display next spring as part of English Heritage’s wider series of portraits across several sites.
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Facial reconstruction reveals Conquest Man
New research into 1,000-year-old skeleton unveils the human story behind the Norman Conquest and sheds new light on our understanding of the period
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Enjoy a stroll through the vibrant terrace gardens of Osborne. Take in the spectacular seasonal bedding displays and admire breathtaking views across the Solent.
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English Heritage launches public consultation on new Clifford’s Tower plans
English Heritage held a consultation on new plans for Clifford’s Tower, between October & December 2019. The charity is seeking the views of the public on the designs, and hopes to submit applications for planning permission and Scheduled Monument Consent in 2020. The consultation follows the charity’s decision not to proceed with constructing a new visitor building at the base of Clifford’s Tower’s mound in June 2018.
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5 TOP TIPS FOR WRITING A VALENTINES LOVE LETTER
We deliver some advice from romances through history to help you rediscover the lost art of love letters this Valentine's Day.
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The Bayeux Tapestry and St Augustine’s Abbey
St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury has long been celebrated for its contribution to English Christianity. But could it also have been the birthplace of one of history’s most famous artefacts – the Bayeux Tapestry?
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Re-Discovering Walmer's Lost Pleasure Grounds
Find out more about the exciting project currently underway at Walmer Castle, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and seeking to reinstate 19th century pleasure grounds designed by William Pitt the Younger and his niece Lady Hester Stanhope.