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Inspiring Voices is a new poetry programme that will bring people and communities together to explore England’s heritage. We will create new platforms to connect people through poetry on and off the page, amplifying voices from across the country to build a powerful sense of community and belonging.
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School Visits. Bring your teaching to life and inspire your students at our 400 sites across England.
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Built in the 14th Century as a defence against Scottish raiders, Etal Castle is a fine example of a small castle close to the border between England and Scotland. Raiding and warfare was common in the borders during the Middle Ages and the castle was captured by the Scots in 1513, just before their defeat at the nearby Battle of Flodden.
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Discover the best historic places in England to escape the crowds this winter
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Portrait Conservation at Audley End
We welcomed students from the Courtauld Institute of Art to help conserve five 17th- and 18th-century portrait paintings from the collection at Audley End House.Their conservation history meant each painting posed a unique challenge for the students. Read more about these challenges, the paintings and their conservation.
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Capability Brown and the war of words at Audley End
How a contract in 1763 between England’s foremost landscape gardener and a landowner with a military past deteriorated into a furious exchange of letters.
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Hepworth, Dame Barbara (1903-1975) and SKEAPING, John (1901-1980)
Blue plaque commemorating the sculptors Dame Barbara Hepworth and John Skeaping at 24 St Ann’s Terrace, St John’s Wood, London NW8 6PJ, City of Westminster.