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A.V. Hill, Nobel Prize winner & sports medicine pioneer, receives English Heritage Blue Plaque
A.V. Hill (1886-1977), one of the founding fathers of sports medicine and the first Briton to win the Nobel Prize for Physiology, has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at his former home in Highgate, North London. In addition to his work within the field of physiology, he was a highly respected independent MP during the Second World War and a humanitarian – he helped over nine hundred academics escape persecution by the Nazis.
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Circle of Days Social Media Competition terms and conditions
Check out the terms and conditions of our competition on Instagram offering the chance to win a Stone Circle Experience.
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History of Great Witcombe Roman Villa
The rich farmland of the Cotswolds made it a popular area to live during Roman times, and Great Witcombe was a particularly luxurious villa with some spectacular mosaic floors.
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History of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse
A brief history and description of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse, the only surviving part of a once-prosperous Cistercian abbey.
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History of Greyfriars, Gloucester
The Franciscan friary of Gloucester Greyfriars was founded in about 1230. Its ruined church – built just two decades before the Dissolution of the Monasteries – is a rare surviving example of a Tudor monastic church.
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From 1939 until 1945, Britain and Allied forces battled against Axis forces in the Second World War. Via English Heritage sites and blue plaques, learn about life in the military, and how civilians found their everyday lives impacted.
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A summary of the main sources for our knowledge and understanding of Pendennis Castle
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The Sites that Changed History
Whether it’s a prehistoric monument built around 5,600 years ago, or the abbey founded by William the Conqueror to atone for his actions during the Norman Conquest, our experts select some of the historic properties in our care that changed the course of history on the British Isles.