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How did the Victorians celebrate Christmas?
Many of our favourite Christmas traditions were made popular by Queen Victoria and the royal family in the 19th century. But how did the Victorians celebrate Christmas?
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A chance find, the Battle Abbey carol, has been set to music and recorded, and can be heard sung for the first time in hundreds of years. Read the story behind the carol and find out how it was set to music.
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Read advice from our historians and learning experts on how to tell your Neolithic from your Bronze Age, the pitfalls to avoid, and suggested activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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Dracula isn’t the only one out for blood this Halloween
This Halloween, we are partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to offer visitors the chance to discover something truly spine-tingling: their own blood type.
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Keesing Media have taken inspiration from English Heritage sites to create the English Heritage Puzzle Book which takes you on a historical puzzle journey across the length and breadth of England.
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Research on Wheeldale Roman Road
Research questions hinge around two key issues, the date of Wheeldale Roman Road and its function
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Significance of Lindisfarne Priory
Lindisfarne Priory was one of the most important places in Anglo-Saxon England, renowned for its association with St Cuthbert and for the Lindisfarne Gospels which were made here.
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Research on Chesters Roman Fort
While our understanding of the structural archaeology of Chesters is poor because of the lack of modern excavation, recent discoveries and research offer new information on aspects of the site
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Description of Wellington Arch
First built in 1825–7, the Arch was moved to its present position in the 1880s, and the sculpture now on top of it was only placed there in 1912
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A description of Hurst Castle, alone on its shingle spit, where the Tudor fort stands between two massive Victorian wing batteries.