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MEDIEVAL MONKS’ NIGHT STAIRCASE REBUILT 900 YEARS LATER
New timber staircase at Furness Abbey stands in place of the original within the medieval ruins
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New research reveals previously undiscovered 'witches marks' at Gainsborough Old Hall
Research at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire has revealed a staggering array of carved ritual protection, or apotropaic marks (sometimes called 'witches marks'), the most identified at any of our 400 sites.
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Lost Pleasure Grounds To Open at Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle's historic 'glen' will be accessible for the first time in over 100 years from the end of April. English Heritage has also invited young refugees to special workshops, with a new learning centre the first major building at the castle in 145 years.
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1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield
Relive the battle that changed England forever.
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A history of Pevensey Castle, originally a Roman fort, refortified by the Normans after William the Conqueror landed there in 1066, and later a great medieval castle.
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William the Conqueror imposed a total reorganisation of the English Church. He had secured the Pope’s blessing for his invasion by promising to reform the ‘irregularities’ of the Anglo-Saxon Church, which had developed its own distinctive customs. Throughout the medieval period the Church was a pervasive force in people’s lives.
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The ruins of Peveril Castle stand isolated on a rocky hilltop in the Derbyshire Peaks, one of the most dramatically sited castles in England. Throughout its history it served as a base for the government of the local area, the ‘Forest of the Peak’.
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RUTHERFORD, Dame Margaret (1892-1972)
Blue Plaque commemorating actress Dame Margaret Rutherford at 4 Berkeley Place, Wimbledon, London SW19 4NN, London Borough of Merton.
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Sources for Wheeldale Roman Road
The key sources for studying and researching Wheeldale Roman Road in north-east Yorkshire