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This 19th-century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597.
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The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.
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Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret - Hadrian's Wall
Turrets west of Birdoswald: Piper Sike has a cooking-hearth.
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The history of midwinter traditions
We all have festive traditions we like to stick to at Christmas – but have you ever wondered where these customs began?
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Discover how the future king hid at Boscobel House and escaped Parliamentarian forces during the Civil War in 1651 – giving English history one of its greatest adventure stories, and several hundred pubs a name, in the process.
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Sources for Darwin and Down House
A guide to the documents, books and collections of artefacts for the study of Darwin and Down House.
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History of Arbor Low Henge and Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow
A brief history of Arbor Low Henge and Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow
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SINGH, Princess Sophia Duleep (1876–1948)
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a suffragette, Red Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India. She uniquely straddled two worlds, using her royal connections to further the cause for women's suffrage. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at Faraday House, 37 Hampton Court Road, where her residence lasted over five decades.
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Past Lives: Seely and Paget at Eltham Palace
The partners behind the architectural practice that designed Stephen and Virginia Courtauld’s Art Deco mansion at Eltham Palace and Gardens
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Sound of 500 Cavalry horses recreated at Hadrian's Wall
The unique mechanical installation at Chesters Roman Fort in North Tyne is a first of its kind for English Heritage.