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The history of the hunt: how an Easter tradition was hatched
For many families Easter isn’t complete without an egg hunt. We explore where the egg hunt originated and how it came to be a part of our Easter celebrations.
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Between Christmas and New Year 2023, we invited you to submit your photos to our end-of-year #EHCaptured competition. Hundreds of you did and we loved looking through all of your submissions. Entries were shortlisted by our Social Media team, before the overall winner and runners-up were selected by an award-winning photographer. Congratulations to the winners who will receive some special prizes from the English Heritage Shop.
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Enjoy seasonal blooms and woodlands, find peace and reflection at historic monastic sites and delve into history from home with our podcast. Here are five top tips for things to do with us this season.
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A new year brings the opportunity to make more time for what you love. Take a look at our suggestions for how you can meet your goals and leave last year behind.
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New technology unlocks stories from England's past
Previously unseen artefacts, rarely opened archaeological stores, and hard-to-see masterpieces are now available to explore online thanks to a new partnership between English Heritage and Google Arts & Culture.
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The story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African orphan who became the protégée of Queen Victoria, reads more like fiction than fact.
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Blue Plaque for Osbert Lancaster
Osbert Lancaster, the great comic artist who lampooned architectural styles and coined such phrases as 'Stockbrokers' Tudor' and 'Banker's Georgian', has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque on the Notting Hill house in which he was born.
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Ever since Victoria and Albert's own princes and princesses played here, Osborne has been a special place of fun and freedom for children and families. Find out all you need to know about planning a family visit to this iconic palace by the sea.
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English Heritage Gardens in Winter
Blow away those festive cobwebs with a refreshing walk in one of our spectacular gardens this winter.