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Explore history with English Heritage! On this page, discover Queen Victoria and the Victorians and find loads of fun things to watch, read and do!
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Explore the lives of three foreign-born queens of England – Isabella of France, Margaret of Anjou and Katherine of Aragon – who had close ties with the royal residence at Eltham.
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Five grand garden parties from history
With the help of Landscape Advisor Emily Parker and Properties Historian Andrew Hann, we’re taking a look at five historic frolics and garden parties that took place at the gardens in our care.
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We invite English Heritage Members to step into England's story with specially created historical articles and features.
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Audley End House is a Jacobean mansion housing a large and diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, natural history specimens and more. This collection gives us a glimpse into discoveries, changing fashions and developments over 400 years. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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A history of Easby Abbey, one of Britain's best-preserved Premonstratensian monasteries.
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Explore the life and times of Mrs Avis Crocombe, head cook at Audley End House in the 1880s. Watch as Victorian recipes are brought to life through our popular YouTube series, The Victorian Way, and discover the reality of life below stairs at a Victorian country house.
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Old photographs aren’t just fascinating to look at, they can also reveal important clues about the past! On this page, we’ve gathered some old photographs with secrets to reveal. Using our top tips, can you correctly guess what’s happening and who’s in them?
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Put your knowledge of Hadrian's Wall to the test with this quiz about the royal connections of our sites.