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It may be Spring, but Winter is Coming to Hadrian’s Wall
English Heritage has appointed Watchers on the Wall at its Roman forts along Hadrian’s Wall as Game of Thrones approaches its epic final season, the charity announced today (19 March). From Birdoswald Roman Fort in Cumbria to Corbridge Roman Town in Northumberland, the Watchers on the Wall, identifiable by their black cloaks and shields, will be on hand to answer visitors’ questions about the series and sort the bloody fact from the even bloodier fiction.
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The Women’s Freedom League was a suffragist and equal rights campaigning organisation that worked on the principles of passive resistance and non-violence. Formed after a split in the Women’s Social and Political Union, it had its former headquarters at 1 Robert Street, Strand, which is marked with an English Heritage blue plaque.
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Contemporary art by Dion Kitson comes to J W Evans Silver Factory
Dion Kitson's 'Silver Lining' display takes inspiration from Birmingham's historic jewellery quarter and the city's present-day working-class culture
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LAMB, Mary (1764-1847) & LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) a.k.a. Elia
Blue Plaque commemorating writers Charles and Mary Lamb at Lamb's Cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London N9 9DY, London Borough of Enfield.
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LAMB, Mary (1764-1847) & LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) a.k.a. Elia
Blue Plaque commemorating writers Charles and Mary Lamb at Lamb's Cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London N9 9DY, London Borough of Enfield.
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The art of making pancakes is not a modern invention. Here’s Mrs Crocombe’s Victorian recipe, straight from the kitchen at Audley End.
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Holiday cottages in the countryside
A range of English Heritage holiday cottages located in the countryside in historical locations.
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Gardener's House, Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Set in the former walled kitchen garden, the Gardener's House at Wrest Park provides spacious accommodation over three floors and sleeps 6 people.
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The Role of Women on Hadrian’s Wall
The women who once lived on Hadrian’s Wall are often forgotten. We asked curator Frances McIntosh to explain what life for women in Roman Britain was like.
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This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.