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History of Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Bury St Edmunds Abbey was once one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its name derives from the martyrdom of King Edmund, who was slain by the Danes and whose enshrinement in 903 turned the abbey into a place of pilgrimage.
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SPARTALI STILLMAN, Marie (1844–1927)
Marie Spartali Stillman is commemorated with a blue plaque at The Shrubbery, 2 Lavender Gardens, Battersea. During her long association with the house (1864–1885), she established her reputation as a professional artist, while also modelling for painters including Sir Edward Burne-Jones, D G Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.
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SPARTALI STILLMAN, Marie (1844–1927)
Marie Spartali Stillman is commemorated with a blue plaque at The Shrubbery, 2 Lavender Gardens, Battersea. During her long association with the house (1864–1885), she established her reputation as a professional artist, while also modelling for painters including Sir Edward Burne-Jones, D G Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.
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Sources for Harmondsworth Barn
A summary of the main written and visual sources for our understanding of Harmondsworth Barn.
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Competition: Design your own English Heritage Christmas Card
We're offering members the chance to see their own English Heritage themed design on one of our Christmas cards.
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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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Looking back into the past reveals shared challenges we associate with gardening sustainably today, such as growing and storing produce throughout the year, protecting from the weather and using water effectively. We explore how these challenges were managed in the past and how they resonate with garden sustainability today.
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Teaching Anglo-Saxons and Normans
Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to approach this transformational time in English history. We have historical information to help ground you in the topic as well as a range of activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.