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Medieval Season at Eltham Palace
Join us at Eltham Palace for six weeks of medieval themed fun and activities. Discover the brutal war that ended a dynasty, come face to face with England's greatest heroes and villains, and find out if you have what it takes to stand in a Saxon shield wall. With a different theme each week, there's plenty to keep your little lords and ladies occupied this summer.
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A summary of the state of research into Grime’s Graves, which were first identified as Neolithic flint mines 150 years ago.
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HOLTBY, Winifred (1898–1935) & BRITTAIN, Vera (1893–1970)
Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby were writers and reformers. A plaque at 58 Doughty Street, Holborn, marks the address they shared in the early 1920s.
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Over the course of the 12th century, a small religious community at Haughmond was transformed into a great Augustinian monastery, where a community of canons lived with their servants.
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Whitby Abbey was one of the most important religious centres in Anglo-Saxon England, and the later, post-Conquest monastery eventually grew into one of the richest in Yorkshire
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Remains of a wealthy Augustinian priory, originally founded at Portchester: once a famous place of pilgrimage. Only part of the refectory wall survives.
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North Discounted Partner Attractions
Use your English Heritage membership to get discounted entry at these independent attractions in North England.
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Muchelney Abbey was first founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, and today its buildings and history provide valuable insights into monastic life between the 7th and 16th centuries.
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Founded in the early 12th century by a local Norman lord, Boxgrove Priory was a small monastery of Benedictine monks. Today the lodging house and part of the church and chapter house remain, while the eastern parts of the monastic church survive as the impressive parish church.
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A history of Lindisfarne Priory, one of the most important centres of early English Christianity, from its foundation in the 7th century to the present day.