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2022 celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall. English Heritage along with with the wider Hadrian’s Wall partnership are commemorating 1900 years of history of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in a year long festival
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This short audio clip for Harry’s Walls can be streamed below or downloaded to an iPod, mobile phone or mp3 player.
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Margaret Cavendish at Bolsover Castle
On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Margaret Cavendish, it’s the perfect time to discover the story of Bolsover Castle’s most fascinating individual
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History meets legend at Tintagel Castle
A bronze sculpture inspired by both the legend of King Arthur and Tintagel Castle’s royal past is the centrepiece of a new visitor experience which explores the history of the Cornish castle and the crucial role legends have played in shaping the site visitors see today. The new interpretation will go on public display from Friday 29 April.
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Blue Plaque for Churchill’s Favourite Spy
English Heritage has today (16 September) unveiled a blue plaque to Christine Granville, the Polish Second World War special agent who Winston Churchill once called his "favourite spy". The new plaque marks 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel (then the Shelbourne Hotel) in Kensington – the hotel was Granville’s London base after the war, in the centre of the city’s post-war Polish community.
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2022 marks 1900 years since the construction of Hadrian’s Wall began. To mark this important milestone, we’ve created a series of exciting education activities, events and resources to bring your study of the Romans to life. Come and visit us for free at one of our sites along the Wall, explore a Roman city or villa, or take part in Roman activities in your classroom.
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Read this brief history of women’s suffrage in England - the fight for women to gain the vote on the same terms as men. We explore the individuals and organisations involved in the fight for women’s suffrage, the impact of the First World War, and the legislative reforms of 1918 and 1928 that granted women the right to vote after decades of campaigning.
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Hadrian’s Wall: History and Stories
Hadrian's Wall was a rich and vibrant place. It was a border, but it was also a place where borders were crossed. Here, soldiers and civilians from across Europe and North Africa met, traded and served together at the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire.