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100 Years of Care: Early Excavations and Restoration at Stonehenge
It’s 100 years since local barrister Cecil Chubb and his wife, Mary, gave Stonehenge to the nation. To mark the anniversary we’re publishing a series of blog posts tracing the care and conservation of Stonehenge since 1918.
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England’s cannons are at risk, English Heritage warned today (Thursday 29th March) after the charity identified that due to sea spray and salty air, historic guns in coastal locations face a twenty-fold increase in their rate of deterioration.
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Operation Clothes Moth Survey Results Revealed
Results from English Heritage's clothes moth survey have been revealed, after the charity called on the public to monitor the pests in their own home.
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Two paintings depicting the same subject, The Guitar Player – one signed by the great Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) and the other whose origins remain a mystery – are on display side-by-side at Kenwood in London for the first time in over 300 years.
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Rare creatures spotted at historic places
A variety of strange creatures have been spotted at national landmarks, historic properties and blue plaques around the country. Show us what you find on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
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From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, a taste of history – in gingerbread
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, and the country’s great royal history, English Heritage has recreated 41 English monarchs – from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Queen Elizabeth II – in gingerbread form. From Queen Victoria’s short stature, to the bold three lions of Richard ‘the Lionheart’, to the grizzly fate of a headless Charles I each has been hand-iced to depict the kings and queens who have played a part in England’s story.
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Introduction to Victorian England
Queen Victoria ruled Britain for over 60 years. During this long reign, the country acquired unprecedented power and wealth. Many of the intellectual and cultural achievements of this period are still with us today.
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Apsley House was the home of the Duke of Wellington and is a national shrine to the victor of Waterloo, filled with artworks from across Europe celebrating the duke’s victory against Napoleon in 1815.
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David Attenborough Unveils Blue Plaque for Hugh Carleton Greene
Sir David Attenborough unveils Blue Plaque for BBC colleague, Sir Hugh Carleton Greene. Carleton Greene was a revolutionary at the BBC, overseeing a new age of the organisation.
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Predominant at the start of the 19th century, by the end of the Victorian era the Church of England was increasingly only one part of a vibrant and often competitive religious culture. The period also saw the greatest burst of church building since the Middle Ages.