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Ready for more? Round three of The Biggest Quiz in History* features questions about Queen Victoria and Albert, the First and Second World Wars and even anagrams of some of your favourite English Heritage sites... get those thinking caps on!
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Burial Remains Found at Birdoswald on Show for the First Time
Burial remains of a woman and child to go on display for the first time as Birdoswald Roman Fort and Corbridge Roman Town re-open after £1.8 million investment.
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Bobby Moore honoured with Blue Plaque
The man who captained England to World Cup glory today became the first footballer to be honoured with a blue plaque.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Herbert Howells at 3 Beverley Close, Barnes, Barnes SW13 0EH, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Winshields Wall - Hadrian's Wall
The highest point on the Wall, in rugged country with spectacular views.
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Laurence of Ludlow and Medieval Wool Wealth
Find out how the extraordinary growth of the wool trade not only paid for the building of Stokesay Castle, but also bought its owner influence in national politics.
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Why do we eat pancakes on pancake day?
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is on 13 Februrary in 2018. We asked Sam Bilton about the history of the celebration. She’s also found an 18th-century recipe for a kind of pancake pie for you to try at home – the ultimate Shrove Tuesday treat.
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Well-preserved 15th-century gatehouse, the sole survivor of a small Benedictine priory. A miniature 'pele-tower' containing two storeys of comfortable rooms, it later became a fortified vicarage.