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1066: New study reveals change to where King Harold fell
The memorial stone which marks where King Harold fell in battle has been moved. The rooftop of Battle Abbey Gatehouse is also opening to the public for the first time.
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250th Anniversary of Landmark Slavery Legal Case
An event is to be held on 22 June at Kenwood to mark the 250th anniversary of a landmark slavery legal case. Kenwood was the home of Lord Mansfield, the judge who made the ruling. New music has been commissioned from Chineke! Junior Orchestra.
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English Heritage honours Bloomsbury Group artists and announces new Blue Plaques Panel members
English Heritage has today unveiled a plaque to the Bloomsbury artists, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and the charity has also announced four new members of its London Blue Plaques Panel.
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Cell Block Graffiti at Richmond Castle
This gallery highlights a selection of the graffiti drawn by conscientious objectors to the First World War who were imprisoned at Richmond Castle in 1916.
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How did medieval monks and nuns celebrate Easter?
Senior Properties Historian Dr Michael Carter explains how abbeys and priories now in the care of English Heritage provide tangible evidence of the intense spiritual significance of Lent, Holy Week and Easter to medieval monks and nuns.
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One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
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The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
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Discover the black figures whose achievements and contributions to society are celebrated with London’s blue plaques.
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Research on Portchester Castle
A summary of the state of current research on Portchester Castle and of the questions that remained to be answered about its history and development