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Ahoy! English Heritage recruits its first female pirate

A female pirate will take to the rigging at English Heritage properties for the first time this summer, the charity announced today (Tuesday 19 July 2022). Sword fighting 18-year-old Freyja Eagling will be the first woman to pick up a pistol and choose a life of piracy with English Heritage. Starting at Pendennis Castle in Cornwall on Tuesday 26 July, Freyja will also visit Dover Castle in Kent and Scarborough Castle in North Yorkshire as part of English Heritage’s new series of summer events, Pirates!

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Things to see and do at Richmond Castle

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Things to see and do at Launceston Castle

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Things To See and Do at Whitby Abbey

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Things To See and Do at Wenlock Priory

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Things to see and do at Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre.

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Things to see and do at Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire

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Grab a trail leaflet and meet Brother Odo as he helps guide you round Castle Acre Priory then out into the village to explore the Bailey Gate and Castle Acre

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Things to see and do at Beeston Castle

Things to do at Beeston Castle and Woodland Park, Cheshire

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Research on Harmondsworth Barn

An assessment of the current state of research on Harmondsworth Barn and the questions for future research.