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Celebrating Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s birthdays at Osborne, recreating a historic crossing at Tintagel Castle, and opening a new museum at Whitby Abbey are just some of the highlights at English Heritage sites in 2019, the charity announced today (Tuesday 19 February 2019).
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Fancy Dress Competition - Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions for Fancy dress competition on Whitby Abbey and North York Moors Railway
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Featured Object: Medieval Chess Pieces
These were found at Rievaulx Abbey and are over 800 years old – but what were they used for? Susan Harrison, Curator at English Heritage explains.
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Although Christianity in Britain tends to be associated with the arrival of St Augustine’s mission to the English from Rome in 597, it had already taken root in Roman Britain in the 4th century.
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Summer is in full swing, and there's lots going on at our historic places all across England. As the school holidays begin, our Medieval Knights Season gets underway with live jousts and knights tournaments.
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Dracula Promo Competition Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2019 For a chance to win one year’s (Annual) Membership to English Heritage, follow us on Facebook or Twitter and share your images with our 3D Bat Artwork in Whitby Town.
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Discover English Heritage sites as part of a pilgrimage. Explore our routes created in collaboration with the British Pilgrimage Trust.
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English Heritage needs your Christmas Kisses
English Heritage is reviving a well-known Christmas tradition this festive season and bringing it into the digital age, with an online challenge to capture one thousand kisses under the mistletoe at four attractions in the North of England.
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Members' Lecture: A merry monastic Christmas
Drawing on evidence from monasteries including Battle, Rievaulx and Whitby, this lecture by Senior Properties Historian Dr Michael Carter (originally aired on 13 December 2022) reveals when the medieval Christmas started, how long it lasted, what it meant for the daily routines of the monks and nuns, and how it was an excuse for feasting, singing carols, hospitality, gift-giving and ruinous expense!
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Historic Places with Literary Links
If you're a book-lover, artist, or poet - or you wish you were - our guide to sites with links to English literature should give you plenty of inspiration.