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While historically the story of gardening and garden design has been monopolised by men this doesn’t mean women had no interest or involvement in the practice. We explore some of the women who played a key role in shaping the gardens in our care.
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One result of the devastating Civil Wars of 1642–51 was the reorganisation of the Parliamentary army using European principles. Indeed, from 1660 the restored Charles II used the New Model Army as a blueprint for his small, professional and increasingly successful force. This was the beginning of the modern British Army tradition.
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London’s blue plaques show that England’s capital has been a strong magnet for foreign-born composers, including Handel, Mozart and Chopin. Find out more about the lives of these legendary composers and how they came to London.
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A history of Dartmouth Castle, which in the late 15th century had one of the earliest purpose-built gun towers in Britain, and was often re-equipped to defend the Dart estuary.
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History's 'Celebrity' Gardeners
Long before Alan Titchmarsh or Monty Don were on the scene, England's finest garden and landscape designers were in high demand. From the rolling parklands of Audley End House in Essex to the Arts and Crafts details at Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire, the legacy of history's most renowned growers and landscapers can still be seen by visitors today. Here's our who's-who of English history's most illustrious gardeners, horticulturalists and designers.
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Medieval Women and Haughmond Abbey
Haughmond Abbey in Shropshire provides strong evidence of how much women were accepted and valued for their role in Christian belief and practice, even in a male monastery.
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The Sergeant Major's House, Dover Castle, Kent
Situated inside the castle's historic walls, this spacious and elegant four-storey Georgian building has its own grounds with captivating views over the town and out to France.
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Muchelney Abbey Collection Highlights
Fragments of sculpture and everyday objects excavated at Muchelney offer an insight into the lives of the abbots and monks, and the appearance of the monastic buildings, which were mostly destroyed soon after the abbey’s dissolution in 1538.
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LGBTQ+ histories have not always been shared and celebrated, despite there being a long history of LGBTQ+ people. Individuals who have had enormous impacts on England, from the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 1st century AD to artists like Vita Sackville-West and Oscar Wilde in the 20th century, all lived authentic, bold private lives outside of the accepted norms of their time. That’s why, from England's northern frontier at Hadrian’s Wall, to castles in the south East, we're highlighting the stories of remarkable LGBTQ+ figures in English history linked with our historic places. We’re committed to telling the story of England in full and know we have much more to do. We'll be continuing to update our online resources as we find out more about these rich and diverse stories. For the most recent research on LGBTQ+ History by English Heritage explore our LGBTQ+ History page. You can also listen to one of our podcasts, explaining how we are doing more to highlight LGBTQ+ histories at our sites.
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Mary Katherine Middleton lived at Belsay Hall in the early 20th century. She was one of the early women candidates for Parliament, standing in 1924 as a Conservative candidate for Wansbeck, Northumberland. Her story reveals how the pre-war period and the First World War fostered new opportunities for women in politics in the 1920s, the barriers in their way, and the legacy of the first women to stand for Parliament.