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Our specially equipped van will travel to many of our sites from May to October 2021, providing a host of hands-on conservation workshops for all ages. They'll give you an insight into how we look after our heritage while doing something fun and creative.
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Blue plaque commemorating the traveller, archaeologist and diplomat Gertrude Bell, at her former home at 95 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9PQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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During the First Civil War (1642–6), Jane Whorwood was a secret agent in the service of King Charles I. When the king was made a prisoner by Parliament, Jane was one of the key agents behind attempts to free him from captivity on the Isle of Wight, notably from Carisbrooke Castle, in 1648.
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A sense of belonging: food and foraging at Stonehenge
Our Feast! exhibition at Stonehenge reveals what the Neolithic people who built the monument ate, and where their food came from. Jessica Seaton looks at how we can reconnect with the places where we live by foraging, just as our prehistoric ancestors did, and gives some tips for beginners.
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BEECHAM, Sir Thomas, C.H. (1879-1961)
Blue Plaque commemorating conductor and impressario Sir Thomas Beecham at 31 Grove End Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 9NG, City of Westminster
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Brunton Turret, part of Hadrian’s Wall, survives as part of a 69-metre section of Hadrian’s Wall near Chesters Roman Fort.
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On the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death, we are gathering together, for the first time, 18 of his magnificent portraits at Kenwood. All depict women who were part of the transatlantic marriage phenomenon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when American heiresses married into the British aristocracy. Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits features some of Sargent’s finest works and reveals the important contributions these women made to politics, the arts and society. With loans coming from institutions in Washington, Boston and Houston as well as private collections on both sides of the Atlantic, the exhibition will offer visitors the rare opportunity to enjoy Sargent’s brilliant works in the splendour of Kenwood.
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Founded in about 1119 by an ancestor of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, Gisborough Priory was rebuilt twice on a grand scale. At the time of its suppression in 1539 it was the fourth richest monastery in Yorkshire.
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The collection at Apsley House reflects the life and achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington – a military leader and later a politician, who is most famous for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Use objects selected by one of our experts from the Wellington Collection, at home or in the classroom, to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.