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Summer at Our Sites: Then and Now
The summer months at our sites have always been scenic. Here we reveal some of the paintings in our collection that show how many of our sites have been enjoyed in the same way for centuries by kings, queens, scientists, courtiers, visitors alike.
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Great Days Out: Every one's a winner
From Neolithic burial chambers to a Cold War bunker, we reveal our record-setting sites to visit with your membership.
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Courting in the Ton: dowries, love letters and the language of fans
The secrets of successful dating in Bridgerton's Regency era: revealed.
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Landscape with Hawkers and Sportsmen by Dutch painter Jan Wijnants has been displayed at Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire, almost continuously since the hall was built and furnished in the 1860s. We explore the story of the artist, the painting, and its relationship with Brodsworth.
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Three of England’s rulers – the Roman Emperor Hadrian, King James I and Queen Anne – had same-sex relationships with their ‘favourites’. We explore their stories through three objects in the collections at Osborne, Audley End House and Ranger’s House.
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Meet artist Alan Kitching, one of the world’s leading practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking.
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Across 6000 years of history, the fashion for jet has ebbed and flowed. With its ancient associations with healing and protective magic, the gemstone jet has long fascinated both archaeologists and style-setters. In this article we explore the origins of this mysterious gem.
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In the 700th year since the Battle of Byland, Dr Charles Kightly investigates the fall of Edward II of England at the hands of the Scots.
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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?