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Evening Garden Tour at Audley End
In partnership with the National Garden Scheme, we’re delighted to offer you the chance to explore the beautiful gardens of Audley End in the early evening of Thursday 18 June, when the site is closed to the public.
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Due to the phenomenal success of the Waterloo 1815 - The Battle for Peace exhibition, installed at Wellington Arch to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, English Heritage has extended opening dates. Instead of closing in November, the exhibition will now continue to wow visitors until 24 March 2016.
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Significance of Lullingstone Roman Villa
The significance of Lullingstone derives from the importance of the Christian evidence from the site and the exceptional preservation of some parts of the villa, especially the mosaic floors.
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Maritime Decline and the Battle of the Downs
How a major sea battle between the Dutch and the Spanish, in full view of Dover, Deal and Walmer castles on the Kent coast, revealed as much about the English navy as it did about its participants.
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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
One of the most recognised names in modern British history, Florence Nightingale was a key figure in the development of modern nursing and healthcare practice. Arthur George Walker’s statue of Nightingale shows her as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’, a nicknamed she earned on her nightly inspection rounds in the Crimea.
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Stonehenge exhibition reveals unique memories of 1930s childhood at the stones
The unique childhood of a 91 year old now living in Melbourne, Australia is one of the new stories revealed by English Heritage as the charity extends the Your Stonehenge photographic exhibition at the ancient site this Autumn.
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English Heritage submits planning application for Marble Hill Revived project
English Heritage has submitted a revised planning application to the London Borough of Richmond for its Marble Hill Revived project, the charity announced today (Thursday 6 September 2018). The project is aiming to transform Marble Hill House and Park in Twickenham into one of the best and most beautiful public spaces in London.
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Champion for women's education and Indian independence receives blue plaque
The London home of Margaret Noble, or Sister Nivedita as she was known, has been commemorated with a new blue plaque
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England's New Lenses Exhibition
A new photography exhibition opens this August at Wrest Park showcasing fresh perspectives by young photographers on four English Heritage sites: Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, Middleham Castle in Yorkshire and Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.